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It
was the best of times, it was the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}of
times. It was the season of light, it was the season of darkness. It was the spring
of hope, it was the winter of {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(sad).
It was the year one
thousand seven hundred and seventy—five・
In France there was a King and a Queen, and
in England there was a King and a Queen. They believed that nothing would ever
change. But in France things were bad, and getting worse. The people were poor, hungry and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (happy). The King made paper money and spent
it, and the
people had nothing {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (eat). Behind {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (close) doors in the homes of the people, voices spoke in whispers (低声说)against
the King and the rich: they were only whispers,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}they
were the angry whispers of hopeless people.
Late one November night, in that same year
1775, a coach (四轮马车)going from London to Dover, stopped at the top of a long
hill. The horses were tired, but as they rested, the driver heard another horse {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (come) fast up the hill behind them. The rider
stopped his horse beside the
coach and shouted:
"I want a passenger, Mr Jarvis Lorry,
from Tellson*s Bank in London."
"I am Mr Jarvis Lorry, " said one
of the passengers, putting his head {#blank#}8{#/blank#}of the window. "What do you want?"
"It's me! Jerry, Jerry Cruncher, from
Tellson*s Bank, sir," Cried the man on the horse. "What's the matter, Jerry?" called Mr
Lorry.
"A message {#blank#}9{#/blank#}you,
Mr Lorry. You've got to wait at Dover for a young lady."
"Very well, Jerry," said Mr Lorry, "Tell
them my answer is CAME BACK TO LIFE."
It was a strange message, and a stranger
answer. No one in the coach understood {#blank#}10{#/blank#}they meant.