It was very late at night. An old
man came to a small town. He found an inn (小旅馆)
and Wanted to slay there for the night. After he went to his room, the owner
said to his 41 ."Look at his bag. There must be much money in it. Let's take it away when
he's 42 , shall we? '
"Oh,
no," said the woman. "He must 43 his bag when he wakes up
tomorrow morning. If he can't find it, he'll telephone the police."
They
thought for a few minutes. Then the woman had an 44 . "We have
forgetful grass. Why not put some forgetful grass into his food? If he 45 the
food, he will forget lo take his bag away."
The
old man ate the food 46 the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next
morning when the owner got up, he found the door 47 and the old man had gone
away with his bag. He woke his wife up and said to her angrily, "How
foolish you are! Your forgetful grass isn't 48 at all."
"No,
I don't think so. He must forget_49__," his wife said.
"Oh!
I remember now! He forgot to 50 for the night," cried out the man
suddenly. Then they looked at each other without saying a word.
1.A. sister B. friend C. aunt D.
wife
2. A. asleep B. awake C. alive D.
alone
3.A. set off B. give up C. look for
D. take off
4.A. idea B. advice C. instruction
D. excuse
5. A. eats B. receives C. likes D.
refuses
6.A. onto B. for C. with D. into
7. A. open B. opens C. opening D.
lo open
8.A. interesting B. important C.
delicious D. useful
9.A. anything B. nothing C.
something D. everything
10.A. spend B. cost C. take D. pay