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I.
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Choose the most appropriate answer to each question. 10%
1. When living by yourself at a small apartment you probably will feel _ from
the society.
A. emancipated
B. agitated
C. alienated
D. consolidated
2. You should spend your money carefully and avoid
_ .
A. preponderance
B. negligence
C. perseverance
D. extravagance
3. Experts forecast that the increased labor cost from a large minimum-wage hike
would
_
hundreds of thousands of unskilled jobs.
A. jeopardize
B. industrialize
C. organize
D. advertize
4. Stephanie ______ her poor performance to her lack of ability and to her ill health.
A. isolated
B. inclined
C. attributed
D. compelled
5. Those teens who obey curfews are forced to ______ wholesome activities while
violators continue as if there were no curfew.
A. withdraw
B. curtail
C. obscure
D. adulterate
6. Napoleon was endowed with an extraordinary mind and the ______ required for
masterful leadership.
A. charisma
B. propaganda
C. contempt
D. Panorama
7. According to a recent study in a book called Living Well, sexually active partners
who do not use ______ stand an 85 percent chance of conceiving within a year.
A. convictions
B. conceives
C. constraints
D. contraceptives
8. After the heavy rains, floods ______. The residents were evacuated from the
flooded area.
A. daunted
B. denigrated
C. emancipated
D. ensued
9. Telling secrets in the form of public confession on television talk shows is ______
to building healthy relationship.
A. virtual
B. detrimental
C. congenial
D. habitual
10. A savvy salesperson is usually very ______ in making customers purchase his or
her merchandises.
A. competitive
B. hyperactive
C. persuasive
D. permissive
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II. OUTLINING: Read the following article and put the letters of the
following items into the appropriate space of the outlining to show the
organization of the reading. 10%
What Are the Dolphins Saying: Whistles or Words?
Dolphins and porpoises, both marine mammals, have fascinated people for
thousands of years. Amazing stories have been told about how these sea
mammals have encountered human beings. In Greek mythology they were
considered to be the guardians of the oceans, the caretakers. Sailors have
recounted stories about how they were saved by porpoises and how dolphins
have actually played with children. Why do these wild animals approach people?
Why do they seem so friendly to people? Because of their unusual behavior,
dolphins and porpoises have been seriously studied in recent years; two different
ways of thinking have resulted: that dolphins have greater intelligence than
human beings and that they are simply interesting, fun-loving animals, not
exceptional ones.
John C. Lilly, M.D., is the leader of the group of people who think the
dolphin has a brain capacity larger than human beings. “I invite you to consider
some new beliefs,” he wrote recently, “that these animals with huge brains are
more intelligent than any man or woman.” The fact that dolphins and porpoises
have huge brains is not surprising; sea mammals have remarkably large brains in
general. The whale, for example, has a brain six times human size, and the
dolphin has a brain about the same size as a human brain. However, the size of
the brain alone is not as significant as other factors. Dr. Harry Jerison, a
neurobiologist at the University of California, has developed a measure of what
he calls “structural encephlization,” a measurement comparing the volume of the
brain to the surface area of the body. He thinks this measurement indicates how
much of the brain’s capacity goes beyond the amount that is needed to handle
ordinary functions: that is what is left for thinking. Using this method, Jerison
places whales and dolphins near human beings in mental ability.
In contrast, many people think the intelligence of the dolphin has been
greatly overestimated. One navy biologist questions all methods of determining
intelligence. If people cannot accurately measure their own intelligence, how can
they measure the intelligence of dolphins? Furthermore, comparing the brain of
an animal to that of a human being is complicated matter. The actual structure of
the brains is different. Brain anatomy is as complex as determining intelligence.
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Other scientists think that the incredible ability of the porpoise to find and
examine objects by using sonar, or sound echoes, probably puts much of this
large brain to use.
In Lilly’s opinion, however, dolphins have used their large brains to
develop their own language, culture, oral history, philosophy, and system of
ethics. Although Lilly’s belief seems to be exaggerated, dolphins have indeed
indicted some possible language ability as shown by experiments. One
experiment separated two dolphins visually, but they were still able to hear each
other. In spite of not being able to see each other, one of the animals was able to
communicate by sound to the other one. One dolphin “told” the other dolphin to
push on particular paddle. When the first dolphin pushed this smooth piece of
wood, then the second dolphin was rewarded with food. In another experiment in
1961, a Lockheed researcher said that the twelve most common dolphin whistles
that he had recorded were used in about the same frequency and order as the
twelve most common English words. In addition, Dr. Louis Herman of the
University of Hawaii says that dolphins and porpoises show a beginning
understanding of structural differences in language.
Can dolphins, then, communicate as people can? Have they mastered
language? Some say there is neither a relationship between the sounds nor a
consistent meaning in the sounds that dolphins make. In the mid-1960’s, David
and Melbe Caldwell published studies that stated that at least 90 percent of the
time, each dolphin in a group is just whistling a single stereotyped sound. This
sound may be a sort of name—a signature whistle—but is not at all like
language. Language requires an unchanging meaning that is related to a sound.
Perhaps dolphins do communicate ideas to each other, but many
researchers now do not think so. “Dolphins are unique among mammals,” Dr.
Sheri Gish says. “We shouldn’t confuse their behavior with human behavior.
That’s the mistaken belief, and it gets in the way of science.”
Although dolphins and porpoises have fascinated people for years, they
are still a mystery. They have a natural protection from hunters because they
have seemed so much like human beings that people have not wanted to kill
them. Someday, nevertheless, dolphins may overpopulate the oceans and eat the
fish that human beings need to survive. If this should happen, people might be
forced to kill the friendly sea mammals to guarantee a human food supply. Until
then, however, human beings will continue to enjoy and love theses remarkable
mammals.
a. Comparing the brain of an animal to that of a human is a very complicated
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matter.
b. Dolphins have used their large brains to develop their own language, culture,
oral history, philosophy and system of ethics.
c. Some scientists believe that dolphins use most of their brains in finding and
examining objects with sonar.
d. The intelligence of dolphins has been greatly overestimated.
e. Dr. Herman says that dolphins show some understanding of the structural
differences in language.
f. Because of their unusual behavior, dolphins and porpoises have been
seriously studied recently, and two different ways of thinking have resulted.
g. In one experiment, dolphins that could hear each other, but not see each
other, communicated.
h. Ninety percent of the time, each dolphin is whistling a single, stereotyped
sound.
i. Sea mammals have very large brains in general, particularly the whale and
dolphin.
j. Dolphins continue to fascinate people.
Outlining:
I. Thesis or topic sentence:
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II. First opinion: The dolphin has a brain capacity larger than that of human
beings.
A. Specific support 1:
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B. Specific support 2: Structural encephalization measure indicates how
much of the capacity exceeds needs of the animals.
III. Second opinion:
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A. Specific support 1: One biologist questions all methods of determining
intelligence.
B. Specific support 2:
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C. Specific support 3:
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IV. First opinion:
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A. Example 1:
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B. Example 2: In 1961, a Lockheed researcher said that the 12 most common
dolphin whistles were used in about the same frequency and
order as the 12 most common English words.
C. Example 3:
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V. Second opinion: Dolphins have not mastered language because there is
neither a relationship between sounds nor a consistent
meaning to them.
Example:
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VI. Human behavior versus animal behavior
VII. Conclusion:
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III. Try to guess what the underlined word means. 6%
21. What does “zep” mean? __________________
Genetic programming is also probably the answer to the mystery of the salmon.
These fish are born in zeps far from the ocean. When they are big enough, they
travel all the way down the zep. Then they swim out into the deep ocean water,
sometimes for thousands of miles. One salmon from Washington State in the
United States was caught half-way to Japan. But no matter how far away they are,
the fish start home in the spring. Somehow they know where home is. Along all
the many miles of coast, each salmon finds the mouth of its own zep. Then it
swims all the way up to the very same spot where it was born.
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22. What does “zip” mean? ____________________
Nobody wants a zip near their home. First of all, it usually does not smell very
pleasant. If the wind is from the right direction, you may get that smell at home.
Zips attract lots of insects, such as flies and mosquitoes. Animals such as rats and
mice often come to live in the neighborhood too. A nearby zip may also mean you
will have noisy trucks on your street all day. And finally, the most serious
problem with zips is that they may pollute the drinking water. This does not always
happen. But sometimes, the garbage has dangerous chemicals in it. Then when it
rains, the chemicals enter the water underground and make it unsafe to drink.
IV. Reading Comprehension: Read the passages and answer the questions. 24%
A.
Are you one of the millions of people who are terrified of going to the
dentist? You should know that some dentists actually specialize in treating people
who are very fearful of dental work. These dentists encourage patients to discuss
their fears and will answer questions in an honest, understanding manner. Even if
your dentist does not have such a specialty, you can arrange with him or her to
use a signal, such as raising your right hand, if you experience too much pain.
This will give you a feeling of control and the assurance that the pain—if
any—will not go beyond what you can tolerate. You can also try the relaxation
technique of breathing deeply, before and during appointments. A last good idea
is to bring headphones and listen to your favorite music in the dental chair. It’s
hard for the brain to register pain when your favorite rap group, or classical
musician, is filling your head.
23. What is the topic of the above paragraph?
A. Less scary dental visit
B. Ways to relax
C. Better communication with your dentist
D. Dentist
B.
The work homemakers do is essential to the economy. The estimated value
of the cleaning, cooking, nursing, shopping, child care, home maintenance,
money management, errands, entertaining, and other services homemakers
perform has been estimated at equal to roughly one-fourth of the gross national
product. In fact, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis has
proposed a revision of the gross national product that would take into account the
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value of the homemaker’s services. But homemaking is not formal employment
that brings money or prestige. No financial compensation is associated with this
position, and the Dictionary of Occupational Titles places mothering and
homemaking skills in the lowest category of skills, lower than the occupation of
“dog trainer.”
24. What’s the main idea of the paragraph?
A. We no longer value the work done by homemakers.
B. Homemakers should receive salaries for their work.
C. Although homemaking is essential to the economy, it brings no money or
prestige.
D. It’s better to be a dog trainer than a homemaker.
C.
America and most of the civilized world have a fascination with health and
beauty. When was the last time you saw a billboard or a television commercial
featuring a fat, ugly person? For those of us not blessed with an attractive
countenance, these can be very trying times.
I’ve had this problem for years. In fact, when I was born they called in a
vet. My mother was caught two days later in the nursery trying to switch my ID
bracelet with that of another child. As I was growing up, she tried the old trick of
tying a pork chop around my neck so the dogs would play with me. The dogs
preferred to dig for turnips in the garden instead.
When my sight started failing in grammar school and I had to get glasses,
that didn’t help my looks much either. My classmates always called me “D.U.”
That stood for “double ugly.”
“Beauty is only skin deep,” I would argue.
“Yeah,” they would reply, “but ugly goes clear to the bone.”
“In the seventh grade, we had a Halloween masquerade party at school.
The scariest costumes were awarded prizes. The kid who placed first went as me.
25. We can infer form the selection that the writer
A. ignored the children who made mean comments.
B. was hurt by the comments made about his physical appearance.
C. told his mother of the children who make fun of him.
D. agreed with the comments made about the ugly people.
D.
We have all heard the story of how the young, impoverished Abraham
Lincoln trekked miles to borrow books from a neighbor and then read them by
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firelight. We know that nineteenth-century readers would rush to the wharf to greet
the ship carrying the latest chapters of a Dickens novel. Today, reading seems less
urgent and less exciting to many of us. Worse, few people impart a passion for
books to their children. Instead, they leave the children in front of the television
and hope, weakly, that too much watching won’t be bad for them. But we cannot
afford to stop reading. Books shed a light that illuminates our problems and crises.
They are also mirrors that reflect the truest image of ourselves.
26. The main purpose of this passage is to
A. explain something about Abraham Lincoln and Dickens to readers
B. delight readers with entertaining material from books.
C. convince readers of the importance of books.
D. persuade parents not to let children watch too much TV.
E.
After twenty-two years of business in this community, Acme Supplies
closed its doors for the final time today. Ninety-seven people lost their jobs. Many
of them had worked for Acme since it opened. You might think the management of
Acme would feel it owed those loyal workers something, but you would be wrong.
Despite the factory’s record of efficiency and high production, Acme executives
leapt at the chance to make more money by moving the plant to Mexico, where
wages are lower. In doing so, they turned their backs on the man and women who
have made their company so successful over the years. Some of those employees
were only months away from retirement. Instead of looking forward to some
well-deserved rest, those employees are frantically trying to adjust to having had
the rug pulled out from under their feet by their greedy employers. Although Acme
always claimed to treat its workers “like family,” the reality is that those workers
were never more than tools used to fatten the bank accounts of the company’s
unscrupulous managers.
27. What is the tone of the above paragraph?
A. alarmed
B. revengeful
C. accepting
F.
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D. bitter
National health insurance is entirely possible, as many industrialized
countries have proven. 2The National Health Service in Great Britain provides free
health care to all citizens. 3The Health Service is almost completely tax-supported.
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That doesn’t help the immigrants living in Britain, however. 5In Sweden, medical
care is provided by publicly funded hospitals and clinics. 6A national health
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insurance system reimburses the provider. 7Canadians rely on private physicians
and hospitals for day-today care, but health care is guaranteed as a right for all
citizens. 8Income taxes are used to finance Canada’s public medical insurance.
28. Which of the following statements does NOT support the author’s argument that
providing national health insurance is entirely possible?
A. Sentence 3
B. Sentence 4
C. Sentence 5
D. Sentence 6
G.
Elderly nursing-home patients who have little control over their activities tend to
decline faster and die sooner than do those given more control over their
activities.
● If two rats receive simultaneous shocks, but only one of them can turn a wheel
to stop the shocks, the helpless rat becomes more vulnerable to ulcers and has
lower immunity to disease.
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When allowed to adjust office furnishings and control interruptions and
distractions, workers experienced less stress and illness.
29. Which of the following point is adequately supported by all the evidence above?
A. It is possible to gain full control over our lives.
B. Many negative life events are uncontrollable.
C. Loss of control is a major problem in our society.
D. A loss of control is stressful and makes one more vulnerable to ill health.
H.
His face took her breath away; it was not only that he was extremely
handsome—she had seen beautiful men—it was a face made to be adored. Now
she could understand why Jourdain, why all these young men in the garden today,
worshiped the man; he dazzled like the noonday sun. The magnificent grin, the
hypnotic intelligence of the blue eyes, the mouth so elegant and mobile, they
shouted to every passerby, “Love me, admire me, possess me if you can” Unable
to face him any longer she looked away and said coldly, “I suppose you’re
accustomed to these mob scenes whenever you lecture.”
30. What is the pattern of organization used in the above paragraph?
A. description
B. definition
C. sequence
D. example
V. Reading Comprehension.
Read the following passages and choose the best
answer for multiple-choice questions. (18%)
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(Passage I) The epic poem Beowulf, written in Old English, is the earliest
existing Germanic epic and one of four surviving Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. Although
Beowulf was written by an anonymous Englishman in Old English, the tale takes
place in that part of Scandinavia from which Germanic tribes emigrated to England.
Beowulf comes from Geatland, the southeastern part of what is now Sweden.
Hrothgar, king of the Danes, lives near what is now Leire, on Zealand, Denmark’s
largest island. The Beowulf epic contains three major tales about Beowulf and several
minor tales that reflect a rich Germanic oral tradition of myths, legends, and folklore.
31. According to the passage, which of the following is true about Beowulf?
(A) It is the only manuscript from the Anglo-Saxon period.
(B) The original story was written in a German dialect.
(C) The author did not sign his name to the poem.
(D) It is one of several epics from the first century.
32. The word which in the passage refers to
(A) tale
(B) Scandinavia
(C) Manuscripts
(D) Old English
(Passage II) The Beowulf epic also reveals interesting aspects of the lives of the
Anglo-Saxons who lived in England at the time of the anonymous Beowulf poet. The
Germanic tribes, including the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes, invaded England
from about A.D. 450 to 600. By the time of the Beowulf poet, Anglo-Saxon society in
England was neither primitive nor uncultured.
33. Which of the sentences below best expresses the information in the underlined
statement in the passage?
(A) Society in Anglo-Saxon England was both advanced and cultured.
(B) The society of the Anglo-Saxons was not primitive or cultured.
(C) The Anglo-Saxons had a society that was primitive, not cultured.
(D) England during the Anglo-Saxon society was advanced, not cultured.
(Passage III) Although the Beowulf manuscript was written in about A.D.1000,
it was not discovered until the seventeenth century. Scholars do not know whether
Beowulf is the sole surviving epic from a flourishing Anglo-Saxon literary period that
produced other great epics or whether it was unique even in its own time. Many
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scholars think that the epic was probably written sometime between the late seventh
century and the early ninth century. It they are correct, the original manuscript was
probably lost during the ninth-century Viking invasions of Anglia, in which the Danes
destroyed the Anglo-Saxon monasteries and their great libraries. However, other
scholars think that the poet’s favorable attitude toward the Danes must place the epic’s
composition after the Viking invasions and at the start of the eleventh century, when
this Beowulf manuscript was written.
34. The word unique in this passage is closest in meaning to
(A) old
(B) rare
(C) perfect
(D) weak
35. According to this passage, why do many scholars believe that the original
manuscript for Beowulf was lost?
(A) Because it is not like other manuscripts
(B) Because many libraries were burned
(C) Because the Danes were allies of the Anglo-Saxons
(D) Because no copies were found in monasteries
36. The author suggests that Beowulf was discovered in the
(A) first century
(B) ninth century
(C) eleventh century (D) seventeenth century
VI. Essay Questions: Read the following story – “The Story of An Hour” by Kate
Chopin (1894) and write an essay to answer questions 1-5. Remember to
mark clearly your answers in the answer sheet. (32%)
37. Summarize this story. Write no more than 100 words in the summary. (8%)
38. Explain why this story is titled “The Story of an Hour”? (6%)
39. Identify the conflict in this story. You may quote one or two major and
critical statement(s) to justify your answer. (6%)
40. In the beginning, did Louise fight against the strange feeling that came to her?
And what did Louise understand afterwards? (6%)
41. What does the last line suggest? (6%)
“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin (1894)
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Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to
break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death.
It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints that
revealed in half concealing. Her husband's friend Richards was there, too, near her. It
was he who had been in the newspaper office when intelligence of the railroad
disaster was received, with Brently Mallard's name leading the list of "killed." He had
only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram, and had
hastened to forestall any less careful, less tender friend in bearing the sad message.
She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed
inability to accept its significance. She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment,
in her sister's arms. When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her
room alone. She would have no one follow her.
There stood, facing the open window, a comfortable, roomy armchair. Into this she
sank, pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to
reach into her soul.
She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all
aquiver with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the
street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song which some
one was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the
eaves.
There were patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds that had
met and piled one above the other in the west facing her window.
She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair, quite motionless,
except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her, as a child who has cried
itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams.
She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a
certain strength. But now there was a dull stare in her eyes, whose gaze was fixed
away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky. It was not a glance of reflection,
but rather indicated a suspension of intelligent thought.
There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully. What was it?
She did not know; it was too subtle and elusive to name. But she felt it, creeping out
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of the sky, reaching toward her through the sounds, the scents, the color that filled the
air.
Now her bosom rose and fell tumultuously. She was beginning to recognize this thing
that was approaching to possess her, and she was striving to beat it back with her
will--as powerless as her two white slender hands would have been. When she
abandoned herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips. She said it
over and over under the breath: "free, free, free!" The vacant stare and the look of
terror that had followed it went from her eyes. They stayed keen and bright. Her
pulses beat fast, and the coursing blood warmed and relaxed every inch of her body.
She did not stop to ask if it were or were not a monstrous joy that held her. A clear
and exalted perception enabled her to dismiss the suggestion as trivial. She knew that
she would weep again when she saw the kind, tender hands folded in death; the face
that had never looked save with love upon her, fixed and gray and dead. But she saw
beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to
her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome.
There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for
herself. There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with
which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a
fellow-creature. A kind intention or a cruel intention made the act seem no less a
crime as she looked upon it in that brief moment of illumination.
And yet she had loved him--sometimes. Often she had not. What did it matter! What
could love, the unsolved mystery, count for in the face of this possession of
self-assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being!
"Free! Body and soul free!" she kept whispering.
Josephine was kneeling before the closed door with her lips to the keyhole, imploring
for admission. "Louise, open the door! I beg; open the door--you will make yourself
ill. What are you doing, Louise? For heaven's sake open the door."
"Go away. I am not making myself ill." No; she was drinking in a very elixir of life
through that open window.
Her fancy was running riot along those days ahead of her. Spring days, and summer
days, and all sorts of days that would be her own. She breathed a quick prayer that life
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might be long. It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be
long.
She arose at length and opened the door to her sister's importunities. There was a
feverish triumph in her eyes, and she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of
Victory. She clasped her sister's waist, and together they descended the stairs.
Richards stood waiting for them at the bottom.
Someone was opening the front door with a latchkey. It was Brently Mallard who
entered, a little travel-stained, composedly carrying his grip-sack and umbrella. He
had been far from the scene of the accident, and did not even know there had been one.
He stood amazed at Josephine's piercing cry; at Richards' quick motion to screen him
from the view of his wife.
But Richards was too late.
When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills.
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