[00:-1.00]1.Who is going to get the money?
[00:-2.00]Clare Flower,Mrs Flower's step-daughter.
[00:-3.00]2.Who visited the detective and why?
[00:-4.00]Tom Goode,Mrs Flower's nephew;
[00:-5.00]he wants the detective to check out Clare Flower
[00:-6.00]and see whether she has the right to get his aunt's money.
[00:-7.00]True or False
[00:-8.00]1.J.J.Coal was a well-known detective in New York.(F)
[00:-9.00]2.Mr Coal's visitor was Mrs Flower's nephew.(T)
[00:10.00]3.Tom's uncle left all his wealth to his only daughter after his death.(F)
[00:11.00]4.Tom's aunt left S4-million in her will to her son.(F)
[00:12.00]5.When Clare Flower was 18,she went to live in Los Angeles.(T)
[00:13.00]6.At the burial service for Tom's aunt,
[00:14.00]a girl who introduced herself as Clare Flower truned up.(T)
[00:15.00]7.The fact that the girl did not know Mrs Flower's pet dog surprised Tom.(T)
[00:16.00]8.Tom wanted the detective to find out if this Clare Flower
[00:17.00]had the right to get his aunt's money.(T)
[00:18.00]9.J.J.Coal was willing to look into the case.(T)
[00:19.00]10.The detective could speak to the family lawyer about the case
[00:20.00]without anybody's permission.(F)
[00:21.00]Note making
[00:22.00]Clare Flower:born in 1966;left home at the age of 18;
[00:23.00]has lived in Los Angeles for the past fifteen years.
[00:24.00]J.J.Coal;famous detective;works in Washington;smoke cigars.
[00:25.00]Clare Flower's father:In this first marriage,he had a laughte
[00:26.00]-Clare;married Tom Goode's aunt in 1971;
[00:27.00]built up a large business during his lifetime;
[00:28.00]died ten years ago in 1989;
[00:29.00]left all his money to his wife(Tom Goode's aunt).
[00:30.00]Clare Flower's step-mother:Tom Goode's aunt;married Clare's father in 1971;
[00:31.00]had a pet dog called Klegg;died three weeks ago;
[00:32.00]had left all her money(about S-4 million)to Clare Flower.
[00:33.00]Tom Goode:Handsome;aged about 30;nephew of Mrs Flower.
[00:34.00]Questions
[00:35.00]1.Why was Tom Goode's aunt wealth?
[00:36.00]Her husband had built up a large business
[00:37.00]and left all his money to his wife when he died.
[00:38.00]2.When did Tom's aunt last see Clare Flower?
[00:39.00]In 1984,when she left home at the age of 18.
[00:40.00]3.Who saw Clare Flower durning the time she has been living in Los Angeles?
[00:41.00]Only Mr.and Mrs.Flower.
[00:42.00]4.Who or what was Klegg?
[00:43.00]Mrs.Flower's pet dog.
[00:44.00]5.What did Tom Goode know about Klegg?
[00:45.00]Klegg was very important to Tom's aunt,Mrs.Flower.
[00:46.00]6.What didn't Clare know about Klegg?
[00:47.00]That it was Mrs.Flwoers pet dog,and had died.
[00:48.00]7.Why does Tome Goode want the detective to look into the case?
[00:49.00]He is not sure about Clare Flower and thinks that something smells funny.
[00:50.00]Comprehension
[00:51.00]7.Clare Flower was born in 1966.(1)
[00:52.00]4.Five years later.Clare Flower's father married again.(2)
[00:53.00]6.Clare Flower moved to Los Angeles.(3)
[00:54.00]2.Clare Flower's father died ten years ago.(4)
[00:55.00]8.Mrs.Flwoer died three weeks ago.(5)
[00:56.00]5.When Mrs.Flwoer was buried,Clare turned up.(6)
[00:57.00]3.Tom Goode spoke to Clare Flower.(7)
[00:58.00]1.Tom Goode called on the detective.(8)
[00:59.00]Language points
[-1:00.00]1.And she's left about S4 million in her will to her husband's daughter
[-1:-1.00]by his first marriage.
[-1:-2.00]You'd better leave the matter to Jim.
[-1:-3.00]He has left a number of books with me.
[-1:-4.00]I'll buy the food.I'll leave the cooking to you.
[-1:-5.00]By my watch,it is almost nine o'clock.
[-1:-6.00]You have to express the thought by action.
[-1:-7.00]2.When my aunt was buried,Clare turned up at the service,
[-1:-8.00]and afterwards stayed for tea while the family's lawyer
[-1:-9.00]explained how my aunt's money was to be divided up.
[-1:10.00]turn up
[-1:11.00]Guess who turned up at Mary's wedding.
[-1:12.00]The book you have lost will trun up someday.
[-1:13.00]They have tea at half past four.
[-1:14.00]3.And Clare said,"Did they use to go out a lot together
[-1:15.00]you know,for meals and to concerts and the cinema?"
[-1:16.00]I used to play football at school.
[-1:17.00]Used you to play football at school?
[-1:18.00]I usedn't to play football at school.
[-1:19.00]Did you use to play football at school?
[-1:20.00]I didn't use to play football at school.
[-1:21.00]4.I want you to check out this Clare Flower
[-1:22.00]and see that she has the right to get my aunt's money,
[-1:23.00]because something somewhere smells funny.
[-1:24.00]check out.
[-1:25.00]The engineer checked out the fax machine.
[-1:26.00]Would you please check out the names and numbers?
[-1:27.00]There is something in what he says.
[-1:28.00]Do you want to eat something somewhere?
[-1:29.00]5.He married my aunt in 1971,so Clare would have been five years old.
[-1:30.00]would+v. would have done
[-1:31.00]The person you mentioned would be Della.Is that right?
[-1:32.00]I thought you would have findished this by now.
[-1:33.00]Jack went to France in 1989.So he would have been married for over ten years.
[-1:34.00]6.Maybe there are some things among your aunt's papers,
[-1:35.00]like Clare's school reports,old photographs,and so on.
[-1:36.00]Did you leave any papers in my office?
[-1:37.00]What news is there in the papers this morning?
[-1:38.00]All the examination papers should be handed out before Friday.
[-1:39.00]a piece/shect of paper /three pieces/sheets of paper
[-1:40.00]1.What happens to "Clare"and why?
[-1:41.00]She is taken away by the police;she has pretended to be Clare Flower,
[-1:42.00]but her name is really Hope Darwin.
[-1:43.00]2.Who gets the money in the end?
[-1:44.00]The money is given to an organization for helping the blind called"Helping hand".
[-1:45.00]1.Who was introduced to every one as the lawyer's assistant:
[-1:46.00]The lawyer(probably)introduced the detective with the words"This is my assistant".
[-1:47.00]2.It only remains for me to"
[-1:48.00]The only thing which I have to do now is..
[-1:49.00]3.all the money that belonged to her should come to you:
[-1:50.00]you should be given all the money which belonged to her
[-1:51.00]4.added her signature"
[-1:52.00]signed her name on the piece of paper
[-1:53.00]5.you suddenly had a bright idea
[-1:54.00]suddenly you thought of a clever thing to do.
[-1:55.00]6.apart from her step-mother
[-1:56.00]except her step-mother(Mrs.Flower)
[-1:57.00]7.He was smiling hopefully
[-1:58.00]He was smiling and probably hoping that he would get the money.
[-1:59.00]8.The lawyer was brief and to the point
[-2:00.00]The lawyer said little and only what was necessary.
[-2:-1.00]Language points:
[-2:-2.00]1.Present at the meeting were Clare Flower,Tom Goode,
[-2:-3.00]the lawyer and the detective,
[-2:-4.00]who was introduced to everyone as the lawyer's assistant.
[-2:-5.00]2.When everyone had taken his/her place,the lawyer spoke as follows.
[-2:-6.00]take one's place take place take the place of
[-2:-7.00]Take your places for the next period.
[-2:-8.00]Great changes have taken place.
[-2:-9.00]She's ill.I will take her place.
[-2:10.00]3.It only remains for me to pass all the money that she had to the right person.
[-2:11.00]It only remains for sb.to do sth.
[-2:12.00]It only remains for him to say that he agrees to the plan.
[-2:13.00]Everything has been done,It only remains for them to come and enjoy the meal.
[-2:14.00]4.the lawyer was brief and to the point.
[-2:15.00]to the point off the point
[-2:16.00]Your advice was very much to the point.
[-2:17.00]He did not speak for long,but he spoke very much to the point.
[-2:18.00]The student got low marks for his composition,as much of it was off the point.
[-2:19.00]5.She instructed in her will that if that were to happen,
[-2:20.00]all the money should go to an organization for helping the blind
[-2:21.00]called "Helping Hand".
[-2:22.00]were to(should) +v should/would +v.
[-2:23.00]If were to do it,I would do it in a different way.
[-2:24.00]If he were to receive the cheque,he wouldn't pass it to you
[-2:25.00]Nothing would happen to us if the police officer should come earlier.
[-2:26.00]If they were to ask for my,permission,I should say"no"to them.
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