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Portia was certain Bassanio would be brave enough to choose a box. She hoped he would be                    1 enough to choose the one with her picture in it. Bassanio wanted to choose a box and marry her.
However. Portia was now afraid that he would choose the 2  box. Then he would never be able to marry her. She tried to delay him from making his choice.
“Stay with me a little  3 before you choose.” She said.
Bassanio, however said he could not wait.
“I love you Portia,” he said, “but I am afraid to love you! I must know if I can marry you! I want you to be my wife, but I am afraid to hope for it.”
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Portia tried again to delay(耽搁) him, but he would not  4  . “Please let me choose,” he said.
At last, Portia agreed. She took Bassanio to the three boxes and told him the   5  .
“I am locked away in one of the boxes,” she said.“If you truly love me, you will find me. If you live, I will live! Choose a box!”
Bassanio looked at the three boxes. He looked at the gold and   6  . “The world is tricked by 7  .” he said. People often hide ordinary things with beautiful gold, silver, and jewels. People always agree with those who speak well,   8  they say foolish things. I remember the story of Midas, the man who loved gold too much. He wanted   9  to be gold. He wished that he could make everything gold just by  10  it. When he could, it was a disaster. He could not eat his   11  food, and he was afraid to touch his daughter. Now I do not want these beautiful boxes of gold and silver. I will choose the lead box with its ordinary color. It   12 more to me than all the gold and silver in the world. Please give me the 13  to the lead box.”
One of the servants gave him the key, and he went to the box and opened it. Portia was very   14  . She could not believe it, until Bassanio opened the box and saw the   15  inside
it.
(  )1.A. happy        B. foolish            C. wise        D. silly
(  )2.A. wrong        B. right              C. light        D. heavy
(  )3.A. short          B. long              C. shorter    D. longer
(  )4.A. hear            B. listen          C. agree        D. disagree
(  )5.A. rules            B. truth          C. story        D. jokes
(  )6.A. silk          B. sliver          C. wool        D. iron
(  )7.A. sounds          B. appearance      C. colors      D. material
(  )8.A. even if          B. as if                C. if          D. unless
(  )9.A. something        B. everything        C. anything    D. nothing
(  )10.A.feeling        B. touching        C. hearing    D. seeing
(  )lden        B. delicious        C. bad        D. fresh
(  )12.A.speaks        B. says            C. talks        D. explains
(  )13.A.way        B. key            C. answer    D. secret
(  )14.A.pleased        B.sad            C. unhappy    D. anxious
(  )15.A. picture        B. gold            C. letter        D. money
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However when he heard that Antonio, had lost a ship and all its valuable cargo, he was pleased.
He decided that if Antonio could not pay back his debt when it was due, he would make him pay the penalty. He would take one pound of his flesh. He would choose the heart. The
n Antonio would not be able to take business away from him any longer because he would be dead.
The news got worse for Antonio. He lost another ship in a storm near Tripoli. It was a very large ship, and its cargo was very valuable. The ship and its cargo sat at the bottom of the sea.
The news soon came to Venice and Shylock was happier than ever.
Now he would have revenge on his old enemy. He looked forward to taking one pound of Antonio’s flesh.
“ You will not take a pound of his flesh will you?” Antonio s friends asked Shylock.
“ What use is that? What can you do with it?”
“I can use it to go fishing," he replied.
“I can’t eat it. But it will make me feel good. He has often laughed at me when I lose money.
He even laughs at me when I don't lose money. He lends money to people for no interest, and so he takes away my friends and my business. Why does he do this? It is only because I am a Jew. But a Jew is just another person.
Don’t I have eyes and hands like he does?
Don’t I have feelings and passions like he does?
Don’t I eat the same food?
Don’t the same weapons hurt me as hurt him?
Don’t I get sick with the same illnesses as he does?
Am I not cured in the same way?
Don't I get hot in the summer and cold in the winter as he does?
If you cut me, won't I bleed?
If you tickle me, won't I laugh?
If you poison me, won’t I die?
If you do me wrong, won’t I take revenge?”
1.Why was Shylock happier than ever?
A. Antonio had lost a ship and all its valuable cargo.
B. His daughter, his money and his jewels have gone.
C. His business has been taken away by Antonio.
D. Antonio lost another ship which is large and valuable in a storm near Tripoli.
2. What do you think of Shylock from this chapter?
  A. clever      B. kind      C. cruel      D. greedy

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