Until a few months ago, he was a butler(管家) in one of the more expensive residential buildings in Manhattan. But now, Nepal-born Indra Tamang is the owner of two multi-million dollar apartments in the same building.
The former owner - his former employer, Ruth Ford - died last year and left the apartments  to Mr Tamang in her will.
Mr Tamang is happy but quickly points out that his good fortune did not come easily. "I am happy and have been touched by the generosity of the Ford family," he says. "I never expected that I will be given the ownership of these apartments. But I have been working for the family for the last 36 years, devotedly, with honesty and dedication(奉獻(xiàn)). So my hard work has been rewarded."
Mr Tamang was 21 when he was brought from Nepal by Charles Ford, a writer and a photographer. Mr Ford died in 2002; his sister, actress Ruth Ford, then took charge and told Mr Tamang that he was like a brother to her after Charles's death.
Mrs Ford died aged 98. During the last five years of her life, she lost her eyesight and also developed speech problems. Mr Tamang looked after her most of the time and took care of her medicines and food.
He also worked with Charles Ford on various photography projects, which he now wants to keep as the photographer's legacy(遺產(chǎn)). He hopes to organize exhibitions of Mr Ford's photographs and edit a book of his works.
Mr Tamang plans to sell the bigger, three-bedroom apartment to pay the taxes he owes to the government on his legacy. He says: "The rules of the building might be a problem, as they require a minimum monthly income to qualify to live as owner of apartments. I have my small house here but I am happy with it,"
Mr Tamang has learnt his lesson from the life of his employers and plans to use his money with great caution. "I think one should save money for old age. That's when you need it the most to get care," he says. 
小題1:Mr Tamang treated the legacy as __________.
A．a(chǎn) rewardB．a(chǎn) punishmentC．businessD．a(chǎn) gift
小題2:What DIDN’T Mr Tamang do in the Ford family?
A．Show Mr Ford's works in the exhibition.
B．Look after Ruth Ford when she was ill.
C．Work on kinds of photography projects
D．Experience deaths of Charles Ford and Ruth Ford
小題3:Mr Tamang wants to sell one apartment to _______. 
A．buy the small house
B．pay the government the tax of the apartments
C．edit a book of Charles Ford's photographs
D．move into the expensive apartments as soon as possible
小題4:What lesson does Mr Tamang learn from the Ford family? 
A．To find a good butler.
B．To spend money thoughtfully.
C．To save money for children.
D．To get good care when people get old.
小題5:What can we know from the passage?
A．Charles Ford gave the apartments to Mr Tamang.
B．Charles Ford couldn't see or speak before his death.
C．Mr Tamang treated Ruth Ford much better than her brother.
D．Mr Tamang will still live in his small house in the near future.
 
小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析：本文敘述了一位傭人Mr Tamang，在主人的家里由于對(duì)主人的忠誠(chéng)，辛苦的照顧主人，主人去世后，Mr Tamang最后得到主人給他的一棟大的公寓，他為了給主人還上他以前所欠的稅款，他不得不賣(mài)掉大的公寓，自己還需在小的房子居住，他從主人身上認(rèn)識(shí)到一點(diǎn)就是要學(xué)會(huì)謹(jǐn)慎地花錢(qián)。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)So my hard work has been rewarded. Mr Tamang 接受了饋贈(zèng)給了他的遺產(chǎn)，故選A。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He hopes to organize exhibitions of Mr Ford's photographs and edit a book of his works.他希望幫一次攝影展并把他的作品編輯成冊(cè)，但是這些還沒(méi)有來(lái)實(shí)施，故選A。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Mr Tamang plans to sell the bigger, three-bedroom apartment to pay the taxes he owes to the government on his legacy.按照遺產(chǎn)寫(xiě)的Mr Tamang將賣(mài)了大有三個(gè)臥室的那套公寓為了償還給政府的賦稅，故選B。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Mr Tamang has learnt his lesson from the life of his employers and plans to use his money with great caution.花錢(qián)一定要謹(jǐn)慎，故選B。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I have my small house here but I am happy with it, Mr Tamang 將在不久住在小的房子里，故選D。
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A．hardestB．easiestC．quietestD．busiest
小題5:
A．customersB．meatC．buyersD．friends
小題6:
A．walkedB．flewC．droveD．ran
小題7:
A．easierB．fresherC．nearerD．cheaper
小題8:
A．refrigeratorB．roomC．kitchenD．cupboard
小題9:
A．muchB．expensiveC．freshD．a(chǎn)dequate
小題10:
A．eatB．cookC．sellD．freeze
小題11:
A．ThursdayB．SundayC．MondayD．Saturday
小題12:
A．partyB．dinnerC．lunchD．dance
小題13:
A．foodB．vegetableC．meatD．fruit
小題14:
A．laterB．earlierC．quickerD．cheaper
小題15:
A．inB．upC．a(chǎn)wayD．out
小題16:
A．smallB．largeC．cheapD．bad
小題17:
A．outsideB．fromC．intoD．through
小題18:
A．stillB．a(chǎn)gainC．evenD．back
小題19:
A．carefullyB．quicklyC．lightlyD．heavily
小題20:
A．bothB．noneC．eachD．a(chǎn)ll

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