Denny Crook was a famous photographer.He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I'll do anything to get a good photo,”he often said.“I'll go anywhere at any time, even if it is 1 .”
And he told the 2 .He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars.If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always 3 .”I'll travel for my work, not for 4 ,”he told her.“You won't enjoy yourself, and I won't have 5 to look after you.Sometimes there's not even anywhere to 6 , and I have to sleep outside.I often don't have a good 7 or a bath for days.You won't like it.”
“Denny, I'm not a child,”his wife didn't 8 .“I can look after myself.Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he 9 about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife,“You can come to Africa with me if you want to.I've got to take photos of wild 10 there.It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very 11 , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to off to 12 some lions to photo.His wife went with him, but before long they became separated.She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her 13 .He ran back and saw her running toward him.A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and 14 it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted,“ 15 , woman!I can't get you both in the picture!”
Tommy lived outside the city.His father worked in a small factory and 1 much.His mother was often ill, and they had not enough money to buy any 2 for her.Though the boy was young, he did his best to do some 3 at home.
Now the little boy was six years old.It was time for him to go to school.His father couldn't buy a new bag for him.He had to bring an old broken one 4 him.He didn't mind it at all, but the rich children always 5 him.He wouldn't tell his parents about it and decided to get some money 6 .
There lived a woman not far from their house.The woman was very 7 and had a nice house with a beautiful garden.When autumn came, the leaves began to 8 .Of course the gardener swept them away.But this autumn the gardener was 9 and could not do it.The woman wanted to employ a worker.The boy 10 about it.One Saturday morning he went to the house and began to 11 the door.Soon a woman went out, 12 him for a long time and asked,“Can you sweep the leaves away?”
“Yes, Madam,”answered the boy.“I can do 13 at home.I'll try to do it well, I think.”
Then the woman 14 to employ the boy.Only half an hour later he got back with one hundred dollars in his hand.His father was 15 and asked,“Why did the woman pay you so much money for only half an hour?”
“Because her dog bit(咬)me,”said the boy.“It's her indemnity(补偿)!”
A man walked into a restaurant.The restaurant advertised it had the 1 menu in the world.The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how 2 it was.
At the bottom of the 3 , there was a notice that said, “If you do not see the dish you need on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu right away.”
The man 4 the menu and decided to make sure if it was true.He would order 5 that was very unusual.
When a waiter came up to take his order, he said, “You say you can serve any dish, even if it's not on your longest menu in the world.”
“That is correct, sir.We are able to meet everyone's requirements.”
“Well,” the man said, “bring me a sandwich with two elephant ears. 6 , not African.”
The waiter wrote down in his paper:Two Indian elephant ears on toast.
“Very good, sir,” he said.“That shouldn't 7 long.”
The waiter walked away quickly.
The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.
Then he smiled 8 the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face.
“Ah!” the man said.“You can't 9 it to me, can you?”
The waiter made an apology(道歉).
“I'm very sorry, sir, and this is the 10 embarrassing,” he said, “but I'm afraid we can't because we've run out of bread.”
Denny Crook was a famous photographer.He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I'll do anything to get a good photo,”he often said.“I'll go anywhere at any time, even if it is 1 .”
And he told the 2 .He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars.If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always 3 .”I'll travel for my work, not for 4 ,”he told her.“You won't enjoy yourself, and I won't have 5 to look after you.Sometimes there's not even anywhere to 6 , and I have to sleep outside.I often don't have a good 7 or a bath for days.You won't like it.”
“Denny, I'm not a child,”his wife didn't 8 .“I can look after myself.Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he 9 about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife,“You can come to Africa with me if you want to.I've got to take photos of wild 10 there.It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very 11 , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to off to 12 some lions to photo.His wife went with him, but before long they became separated.She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her 13 .He ran back and saw her running toward him.A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and 14 it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted,“ 15 , woman!I can't get you both in the picture!”
Mr Green felt very ill.He went to the hospital.A doctor 1 , and said,“Well, Mr Green, you are going to 2 some injections(注射).You'll feel much better after that.A nurse will come 3 give you the first one this evening, and then you'll 4 the other one tomorrow evening.” 5 a young nurse came to Mr Green's bed and said to him,“I'm going to give you your 6 injection now, Mr Green.Where do you want it?”The old man was 7 at her question.He looked at the nurse for a 8 , then he said,“ 9 has ever let me choose before.Are you really going to let me choose now?”
“Yes, Mr Green,”the nurse answered in a hurry.“Where do you want it?”
“Well, then,”the old man answered 10 ,“I want it in your left arm, please.”