A public house which was recently bought by Mr.IanThompson is up for sale. Mr.Thompson is going tosell it because it is haunted. He told me that he couldnot go to sleep one night because he heard astrange noise coming from the bar. The nextmorning, he found that the doors had beenblocked by chairs andthe furniture had beenmoved. Though Mr.Thompson had turned thelights off before he went to bed, they were onin the morning. He also said that he had foundfive empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before. When Isuggested that some villagers must have comein for afree drink, Mr.Thompson shook his head.The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub evenif he gives it away.
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4. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and thefurniture hadbeen moved.
第二天早上，他发现房间的门被椅子堵上了，家具也被挪动过。
真题测试 测试语言点：过去完成时和现在完成时
John and I______ friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party.But we _____ each other a couple of times before that. (2002年春季高考，第25题)
A.had been; have seen
B.have been; have seen
C.had been; had seen
D.have been; had seen
答案：选D
分析：第一空为现在完成时，与段时间状语for eight years搭配;第二空，在一次晚会上认识之前就见过，正是“过去的过去”发生的一个动作，应该用过去完成时，所以选D
翻译：约翰和我已经是八年的朋友了，我们第一次相识是在一个圣诞节的晚会上，但是在此之前我们早已彼此见过几次。
5. Though Mr.Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were onin the morning.
虽然汤普森临睡觉时把灯都关掉了，但早晨灯却都亮着。
真题测试 测试语言点：though 和even so 的区别
John seems a nice person. ____ I don't trust him. (1997年6月CET-4,第54题)
A. Even thoughB. Even soC. ThereforeD. Though
答案：选B
分析：A 项even though“即使”，是引导让步状语从句的引导词;C项therefore“因此”，表示结果;D项though“虽然”可用作表示转折关系的副词，但它通常置于句尾或插入句子中间;B项even so“然而，即使如此”，相当于副词nevertheless，常用于句首，所以选B。
翻译：约翰看上去是个好人。即使如此，我还是不信任他。
6. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must havedrunk the night before.
他还说他发现了5只空的威士忌酒瓶子，这肯定是鬼魂前一天晚上喝的。
