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A Desert Between Paul and Clara

Paul had long promised to marry Clara．But at thirty-three he met and married Alice．Clara was driven mad．

Paul was taken to court．The judge ordered him to pay Clara$600 because of the broken promise．Paul had to borrow the money from a moneylender．He agreed to pay back$5 a month—for twentyyears．His wages at the time were$16 a month．

Paul and Alice were poor but not unhappy．They had little enough food，certainly，even before the children began to arrive．Eachmonth Paul paid$5 to the moneylender．He worked hard,never taking a holiday．In time，therewere seven mouths to feed．

Illness was always with them．It grew serious when the oldest child was eight．The years of hunger weakened the family, because each month Paulpaid$5．The details of the sickness were ugly, but theresult was this：after twelve years of family life，Paul was alone in the world.

He lived alone．exceptfor memories．Work was not now a god for him：it was a pain-killer．Each month he paid，and in time the twenty years ended．From thatmoment his wages were his own．

One day, It was a holiday went to the seaside．He sat down on a seat by the sea．A middle．aged woman came and sat down near him．Theyrecognized each other at once.

The woman said．“The$600has been in the bank since the day it was paid to me．Itis now $6，000，and I have keptit for you．Will you let me share it with you?”

“No，”said Paul，gently．“Each thousand is a lost life in adesert between us. It can never bring any happiness．”

1．Paul was ordered topay Clara$600 because

A．he had borrowed $600from her．

B．he had broken hisword to marry her．

C．he had promised togive her$600．

D．he had spent a lot ofher money．

2．How many children didPaul and Alice have?

A．Two.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Eight.

3． Twelve years afterhis marriage，Paul was

A ．poor but not sad．

B． very sick．

C． free from debt.

D． lonely and unhappy．

4． After his wife andchildren died，Paul turned to his work to

A．ease his pain．

B．forget his debt．

C．get pleasure．

D．seek friendship．

5． When Paul met Claraagain 20 years later, he decided

A ．to share the$600with her．

B． not to marry her．

C． to ask back the$600．

D． not to refuse heroffer

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