Helen and Martin With a thoughtful sigh, Helen turned away from the window and walked back to her favourite armchair.【C1】___

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问题                         Helen and Martin
    With a thoughtful sigh, Helen turned away from the window and walked back to her favourite armchair.【C1】______her brother never arrive? For a brief moment, she wondered if she really cared that much.
    Over the years Helen had given【C2】______waiting for Martin to take an interest in her. Her feelings for him had gradually【C3】______until now, as she sat waiting for him, she experienced no more than a sister’s【C4】______to see what had【C5】______of her brother.
    Almost without【C6】______, Martin had lost his job with a busy publishing company after spending the last eight years in New York as a key figure in the US office. Somehow the two of them hadn’t【C7】______to keep in touch and, left alone, Helen had slowly found her【C8】______in her own judgement growing. 【C9】______the wishes of her parents, she had left university halfway【C10】______her course and now, to the astonishment of the whole family, she was【C11】______a fast-growing reputation in the pages of respected art magazines and was actually earning enough to live【C12】______from her paintings.
    Of course, she【C13】______no pleasure in Martin’s sudden misfortune, but she couldn’t【C14】______looking forward to her brother’s arrival with【C15】______satisfaction at what she had achieved.
【C6】

选项 A、caution
B、warning
C、advice
D、signal

答案B

解析 根据上下文可知,Martin在没有任何征兆的情况下就失去了工作。caution指“警察的口头警告”,advice意为“劝告、忠告”,signal意为“信号、暗号”,只有warning有“征兆、前兆”之意。故选B。
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