练习材料：

Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years. Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock. One evening, however, he failed to arrive. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.

Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.

/'kɪdˌnæpərz/ /ɑr/ /ˈrɛrli/ /'ɪntrəstəd/ /ɪn/ /'ænəməlz/, /bʌt/ /ðeɪ/ /ˈrisəntli/ /tʊk/ /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/ /ˈɪntrəst/ /ɪn/ /ˈmɪsɪz/. /ˈɛlənɔr/ /'ræmziz/ /kæt/. /ˈmɪsɪz/. /ˈɛlənɔr/ /ˈræmzi/, /ə/ /ˈvɛri/ /'wɛlθi/ /oʊld/ /'leɪdi/, /hæz/ /ʃɛrd/ /ə/ /flæt/ /wɪð/ /hɜr/ /kæt/, /'ræstəs/, /fɔr/ /ə/ /greɪt/ /'mɛni/ /jɪrz/. /'ræstəs/ /lidz/ /ən/ /ˈɔrdərli/ /laɪf/. /hi/ /ˈjuʒəwəli/ /teɪks/ /ə/ /ʃɔrt/ /wɔk/ /ɪn/ /ði/ /ˈivnɪŋz/ /ænd/ /ɪz/ /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ /hoʊm/ /baɪ/ /'sɛvən/ /əˈklɑk/. /wʌn/ /ˈivnɪŋ/, /ˌhaʊˈɛvər/, /hi/ /feɪld/ /tu/ /əˈraɪv/. /ˈmɪsɪz/. /ˈræmzi/ /gɑt/ /ˈvɛri/ /ˈwɜrid/. /ʃi/ /lʊkt/ /'ɛvriˌwɛr/ /fɔr/ /hɪm/ /bʌt/ /kʊd/ /nɑt/ /faɪnd/ /hɪm/.

/θri/ /deɪz/ /ˈæftər/ /ˈræstəs/ /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/, /'mɪsɪz/. /ˈræmzi/ /rəˈsivd/ /ən/ /əˈnɑnəməs/ /ˈlɛtər/. /ðə/ /ˈraɪtər/ /ˈsteɪtəd/ /ðæt/ /ˈræstəs/ /wʌz/ /ɪn/ /seɪf/ /hændz/ /ænd/ /wʊd/ /bi/ /rɪˈtɜrnd/ /ɪˈmidiətli/ /ɪf/ /ˈmɪsɪz/. /ˈræmzi/ /peɪd/ /ə/ /ˈrænsəm/ /ʌv/ $1,000.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

1.kidnapper /'kɪdˌnæpər/

2.considerable adj.相当大的

3.dear adj.宝贵的

4.ransom n.赎金

5.share...with...合用......

6....lead an orderly life.XXX生活有规律。

7.orderly adj.有规律的

8.anonymous adj.匿名的

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