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My friend, Emma Daniels, spent the summer of 1974 traveling in Israel. During her month-long stay in
Jerusalem she often went to a caf? called Chocolate Soup. It was run by two men, one of whom - Alex -
used to live in Montreal. One morning when Emma went in for coffee, while chatting with her new friend
Alex, she mentioned that she had just finished the book she was reading and had nothing else to read. Alex said he had a wonderful book she might like, and that he'd be happy to lend it to her. As he lived just
above the caf?, he quickly ran up to get it. The book he handed to Emma just minutes later was Markings, a book by a former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN).
Emma had never read it, nor had she ever bought a copy. But, when she opened it up, she was floored to see her own name and address inside the cover in her own handwriting. It turned out that the summer
before, at a concert back in Montreal, Emma had met a Californian who was in town visiting friends. They decided to exchange (交換) addresses, but neither of them had any paper. The man opened up a book he was carrying in his backpack and asked Emma to write her name and address inside. When he returned to California, he left the book behind in Montreal, and his friend Alex kept it. When Alex later moved to
Jerusalem, he took the book along.
1. Alex lent Emma the book, Markings, ________.
A. to show his interest in reading
B. to show his friendliness to her
C. to tell her about the importance of the UN
D. to let her write her name and address inside
2. How did Emma feel the moment she opened the book?
A. Pleased
B. Satisfied
C. Worried
D. Surprised
3. We can learn from the text that the Californian ________.
A. met Emma at a concert
B. invited Emma to a concert
C. introduced Emma to his friend
D. left Emma his backpack
4. Who was supposed to be the first owner of the book?
A. An official of the UN
B. Alex's friend from California
C. A friend of the author's
D. A coffee shop owner
