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Tess still stood hesitating like a swimmer about to make his dive， hardly knowing whether to return or move forward， when a figure came out from the dark door of the tent. It was a tall young man， smoking．
He had an almost black face， though red and smooth. His moustache was black with curled points， though he could not be more than twentythree or—four. There was an unusual force in his face， and in his daring rolling eyes.
“Well， my beauty， what can I do for you？” said he， coming forward. And seeing that she was quite at a loss， “Never mind me. I am Mr. dUrberville. Have you come to see me or my mother？”
This differed greatly from what Tess had expected. She had dreamed of an aged and nobled face. She tried to keep calm and answered—“I came to see your mother， sir.”
“I am afraid you cannot see her—she is ill in bed，” replied the representative of the house; for this was Mr. Alee， the only son of the noble family. “What is the business you wish to see her about？”
“It isnt business—it is—I can hardly say what!”
“Pleasure？”
“Oh no. Why， sir， if I tell you， it will seem…”
Tesss sense of a certain ridicule（嘲笑） was now so strong that， despite her general discomfort at being here， her rosy lips curved（弯曲） towards a smile， much to the attraction of the young man．
“It is so foolish”， she stammered（急急巴巴地说）. “I fear I cant tell you!”
“Never mind; I like foolish things. Try again， my dear，” said he kindly．
“Mother asked me to come，” Tess continued; “and， indeed， I was in the mind to do so myself. But I did not think it would be like this. I came， sir， to tell you that we are of the same family as you.”
“Ho! Poor relations？”
“Yes， but we have several proofs that we are close relations. So mother said we ought to make ourselves known to you， as weve lost our horse by a bad accident; we can hardly make a living.”
“Very kind of your mother， Im sure.” Alec looked at Tess as he spoke， in a way that made her uneasy. “And so， my pretty girl， youve come on a friendly visit to us， as relations？”
“I suppose I have，” looking less confident and uncomfortable again．
“Well—theres no harm in it. Where do you live？ What are you？”
—Tess of the dUrbervilles By Thomas Hardy
67. How does Tess feel in the whole course of the meeting with Alec？
A. Excited and hopeful
B. Nervous and uncomfortable
C. Surprised
D. Pleased
68. In the eyes of Tess， Alec is ．
A. forceful and daring
B. unfriendly and talkative
C. a gentle and reliable man
D. older than she had expected
69. Why does Tess pay the visit to the dUrbervilles？
A. To see Alec himself
B. To see Alecs mother
C. To confirm that they are of the same family
D. To make known their relationship and seek help
70. Alec appears quite friendly to Tess mainly because ．
A. Tess is his distant relation
B. Tess looks polite to him
C. Tess is a pretty girl
D. Tess looks nervous
Tess still stood hesitating like a swimmer about to make his dive， hardly knowing whether to return or move forward， when a figure came out from the dark door of the tent. It was a tall young man， smoking．
He had an almost black face， though red and smooth. His moustache was black with curled points， though he could not be more than twentythree or—four. There was an unusual force in his face， and in his daring rolling eyes.
“Well， my beauty， what can I do for you？” said he， coming forward. And seeing that she was quite at a loss， “Never mind me. I am Mr. dUrberville. Have you come to see me or my mother？”
This differed greatly from what Tess had expected. She had dreamed of an aged and nobled face. She tried to keep calm and answered—“I came to see your mother， sir.”
“I am afraid you cannot see her—she is ill in bed，” replied the representative of the house; for this was Mr. Alee， the only son of the noble family. “What is the business you wish to see her about？”
“It isnt business—it is—I can hardly say what!”
“Pleasure？”
“Oh no. Why， sir， if I tell you， it will seem…”
Tesss sense of a certain ridicule（嘲笑） was now so strong that， despite her general discomfort at being here， her rosy lips curved（弯曲） towards a smile， much to the attraction of the young man．
“It is so foolish”， she stammered（急急巴巴地说）. “I fear I cant tell you!”
“Never mind; I like foolish things. Try again， my dear，” said he kindly．
“Mother asked me to come，” Tess continued; “and， indeed， I was in the mind to do so myself. But I did not think it would be like this. I came， sir， to tell you that we are of the same family as you.”
“Ho! Poor relations？”
“Yes， but we have several proofs that we are close relations. So mother said we ought to make ourselves known to you， as weve lost our horse by a bad accident; we can hardly make a living.”
“Very kind of your mother， Im sure.” Alec looked at Tess as he spoke， in a way that made her uneasy. “And so， my pretty girl， youve come on a friendly visit to us， as relations？”
“I suppose I have，” looking less confident and uncomfortable again．
“Well—theres no harm in it. Where do you live？ What are you？”
—Tess of the dUrbervilles By Thomas Hardy
67. How does Tess feel in the whole course of the meeting with Alec？
A. Excited and hopeful
B. Nervous and uncomfortable
C. Surprised
D. Pleased
68. In the eyes of Tess， Alec is ．
A. forceful and daring
B. unfriendly and talkative
C. a gentle and reliable man
D. older than she had expected
69. Why does Tess pay the visit to the dUrbervilles？
A. To see Alec himself
B. To see Alecs mother
C. To confirm that they are of the same family
D. To make known their relationship and seek help
70. Alec appears quite friendly to Tess mainly because ．
A. Tess is his distant relation
B. Tess looks polite to him
C. Tess is a pretty girl
D. Tess looks nervous