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A Joke on a Friend

　　Mark twain was a famous American writer.He wrote many famous stories which are still popular in many countries today.Mark Twain was also famous in his day 1 a public speaker.In his speaking Mark Twain always liked 2 funny stories.He also liked to listen to funny stories and to 3 his friends.One day one of his friends 4 his wallet and asked him 5 his train fare for him.　

　　“But I don’t have enough money to pay 6 your fare and my fare,”Mark Twain said.

　　The friend didn’t know 7 to do.He was very sad. “We can do this.”said Mark Twain.“We can 8 the train and when the conductor comes to take the tickets you can hide 9 my seat.”

　　Later, 10 ,on the train,when the conductor came to take the tickets,Mark Twain gave him two tickets 11 for Mark Twain and one for his friend.Then 12 a loud voice,Mark Twain explained.

　　“My friend here is a 13 strange man.When he travels on a train he doesn’t like to sit 14 a seat.He prefers 15 on the floor under the seat.”

　　Of course,everybody in the train then looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly.

1.
			[　　]
A．as	B．f	C．to	D．about
2.
			[　　]
A．to say	B．to make	C．to speak	D．to tell
3.
			[　　]
A．make a joke about		B．have a joke with
C．play jokes on		D．play a trick on
4.
			[　　]
A．lost	B．loss	C．lose	D．losed
5.
			[　　]
A．to buy	B．to cost	C．to pay	D．to charge
6.
			[　　]
A．between	B．both	C．either	D．as well as
7.
			[　　]
A．where	B．how	C．which	D．what
8.
			[　　]
A．get on	B．go on	C．get in	D．go in
9.
			[　　]
A．behind	B．under	C．below	D．beside
10.
			[　　]
A．however	B．whatever	C．whenever	D．wherever
11.
			[　　]
A．a	B．one	C．a ticket	D．the one
12.
			[　　]
A．at	B．over	C．in	D．on
13.
			[　　]
A．more	B．much	C．quite	D．very
14.
			[　　]
A．on	B．onto	C．at	D．by
15.
			[　　]
A．to lay	B．to lie	C．to laying	D．to be lying

I was being interviewed by a senior manager of an insurance company. I told him honestly that the main __1__ that I was interviewing with them was my need to __2__ my family in Boston. My wife of 36 years had recently died of a heart attack. A job in Boston would help me __3__ the extreme pain of the loss for my 16-year-old daughter. It was important to me to keep her in her __4__ high school.

I could still __5__ talk about the loss of my wife. Bruce, the interviewer, listened politely, but he didn’t __6__ about it any further. He learned about my loss and, with great __7__, moved on to another __8__.

After the next __9__ of interviews, Bruce asked me to take a walk with him. He told me that he, too, had __10__ his wife. And, like me, he had also been married 20 years and had three children. In his __11__, I realized that he had experienced the same __12__ as I had --- a pain that was almost impossible to __13__ to someone who had not lost a loved one. He __14__ his business card and home phone number and suggested that, if I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call. Whether I got the __15__ or not, he wanted me to know that he was there if I __16__ needed help.

From that one act of kindness, __17__ he had no idea if we would ever see each other again, he helped our family __18__ with one of life’s greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business __19__ into an act of caring and support for another person in a time of extreme __20__.

1. A. reason　　　　　　　　　　 B. story 　　　　　　　　　　 C. fact 　　　　　　　　　　 D. advice

2. A. warm 　　　　　　　　　　 B. keep　　　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　　　 D. take

3. A. deepen　　　　　　　　　　 B. gain　　　　　　　　　　 C. reduce　　　　　　　　　　 D. stop

4. A. key　　　　　　　　　　 B. nice　　　　　　　　　　 C. old　　　　　　　　　　 D. present

5. A. terribly　　　　　　　　　　 B. hardly 　　　　　　　　　　 C. greatly 　　　　　　　　　　 D. finally

6. A. think　　　　　　　　　　 B. guess　　　　　　　　　　 C. say　　　　　　　　　　 D. ask

7. A. patience　　　　　　　　　　 B. effort　　　　　　　　　　 C. respect 　　　　　　　　　　 D. help

8. A. subject　　　　　　　　　　 B. interviewee　　　　　　　　　　 C. manager　　　　　　　　　　 D. officer

9. A. time　　　　　　　　　　 B. round　　　　　　　　　　 C. chance　　　　　　　　　　 D. visit

10. A. loved　　　　　　　　　　 B. divorced　　　　　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

11. A. explaining　　　　　　　　　　 B. crying　　　　　　　　　　 C. sharing　　　　　　　　　　 D. comparing

12. A. pain　　　　　　　　　　 B. loss　　　　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　　　　　 D. life

13. A. talk　　　　　　　　　　 B. explain　　　　　　　　　　 C. throw　　　　　　　　　　 D. give

14. A. passed　　　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　　　　　　 D. offered

15. A. job　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　　　　 C. permission　　　　　　　　　　 D. aid

16. A. yet　　　　　　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　　　　　 D. once

17. A. since　　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

18. A. deal　　　　　　　　　　 B. live　　　　　　　　　　 C. struggle　　　　　　　　　　 D. improve

19. A. case　　　　　　　　　　 B. card　　　　　　　　　　 C. task　　　　　　　　　　 D. interview

20. A. danger　　　　　　　　　　 B. concern　　　　　　　　　　 C. need　　　　　　　　　　 D. situation