Penelope purchased an annuity contract that cost $45,000.The contract will pay Penelo

A.$692

B.$900

C.$1,500

D.$2,250

E.$2,400

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发布时间：2020-07-26

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After the Trojan War had ended, not a11 of the Greeks got to enjoy ap1 easant homecoming j ourney.0dy sseus'return was fu11 of difficulties. It took him tenyears to get back to his home.Odysseus had many obstac1es put in his way by the sea godPoseidon after having hurt the god' s feelings. He was then trapped by Ca1ypso on herisland. The goddess made him her 1over. For seven years, she refused to 1et him 1eave.Finally, Zeus - the king of a11 gods - stopped Calypso. 0dysseus sailed away on a sma11 boat.However, the boat was destroyed by a storm. Lucki1y, he was able to make it home safe1y at1ast. After having arrived home, 0dysseus found that many men were chasing after his wifeP enelope. Together with his son Te1 emachus, Odysseus fought to get rid of these men. Afterthis was done, Odysseus real ized that Penelope had been faithful to him. However,when shesaw him for the first time after sO many years, she could not be sure that he was real1yher husband.“Dear Queen, how can you be sO hard-hearted when you see that your husbandhas returned after such a 1ong time? ”begged 0dysseus. But sti11, Penelope was not surewhether she could trust him. She decided to test the man standing in front of her. Sheasked a servant to move the bed out of the bedroom.How can that be done?asked0dysseus.“If it is my bed, then nobody could move it except me. I made it myself.One ofits pillars (床腿)is the olive tree that grew on the spot where I built the bedroom.”Andnow Penelope knew that the man was truly her husband. She had waited for him for so manyyears!She threw her arms around him and cried for joy.

(1) In a11, Odysseus’homecoming journey took him seven years.

A、T

B、F

(2) The under1ined wordobstaclesin Paragraph 1 could mean suggestions.

A、T

B、F

(3) Telemachus helped Odysseus to get rid of the men who were chasing after his wife.

A、T

B、F

(4) Penelope fe1t excited when she saw her husband for the first time after he had returnedhome.

A、T

B、F