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众所周知，相对TOEFL,SAT的阅读是相对难的.因为阅读文章选材广泛，涉及天文，地理，文学等诸多不同题材，而这恰恰是大多数中国学生最弱的一项。广泛阅读不同类型的原版文章，是最好的方法之一。狄更斯的远大前程，多年来一直是最受好评的小说之一。下面就来阅读一下吧：（节选，有删节）

The old house had been knocked down， and there was nothing left but piles of stones in the garden． In the moonlight I walked sadly around，until suddenly I saw a woman's figure in the shadows．I went closer and then——

‘Estella！’I cried．

‘You recognize me？I have changed a lot，’she answered．

She was older，but still beautiful．I had never before seen such a soft light in those once proud eyes，or felt such a friend-ly touch of her once cold hand．

‘It's strange， Estella！ Afer so many years，we meet by chance，here，where we first met！’

‘Yes，it's strange．I haven't been here for years，although the land belongs to me．But tell me，you still live abroad？’

‘Yes，I still do．I'm doing well in India．’

‘I've often thought of you．Since-my husband-died，I have given you a place in my heart．’

‘You have always held your place in my heart，I answered．

There was silence for a few moments．

‘I didn't think I would say goodbye to you here，’she said．

‘It's painful saying goodbye，Estella．’

‘But last time you said，“God bless you， God forgive you！”You could say that to me now， now that I understand how much you loved me， now that I have suffered， now that I am a better person．Tell me we are friends．’She spoke more eagerly than I had ever heard her speak before．

‘We are friends，’ I said，taking her hand．

‘And will continue being friends，even when we are apart，’said Estella．

We walked，hand in hand， out of the old garden．As the morning mist had risen long ago when I first left the forge，so the evening mist was rising now，and in the clear moonlight I saw no shadow of another separation from her