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　　All kinds of people came in to have their shoes shined. Most folks were friendly. But this man was different.

　　“How much do you make a week, boy?”he asked me. I felt he was __1__ at me.

　　He kept giving a sharp __2__ around every now and then. All the time I kept __3__ where I'd seen his face. Suddenly I knew. I'd seen his __4__ in the post office many times. He was the big robber: __5__ by the police in three states!

　　“You know, ”he was saying,“it's imagination people __6__. You'll never get anywhere as a shoeshine boy.”

　　I kept brushing on his shoes as __7__ as I could. The sooner I finished, the better. He said,“When I was sixteen, I had __8__ $ 2 500 of my own.”

　　That reminded me of something. Was it $ 2 500 or $ 5 000 or $ 25 000? I wasn't __9__. I knew a big reward was __10__ for him.

　　But what could I do about it? __11__ him with a can of shoe polish（擦亮剂）? A man his __12__ could grind（压碎）me into the floor. If only someone would come in! He kept talking away（喋喋不休）.“Along with __13__, it takes courage. The courage to take a chance. Start something on a shoestring（鞋带）.”

　　Suddenly I saw Officer Dailey __14__ across the street. Then, real fast, I began tightening the man's shoestrings.

　　The policeman was at the window when I cried out,“Officer Dailey, __15__! This man's a robber.”

　　“__16__,”the man shouted angrily. He started to jump off the stand. But he didn't go the __17__ he planned. He fell flat on his face and knocked himself out cold.

　　“That was __18__ clever of you,”the officer said. “You'll get a reward of $ 7 500 for him.”

　　“Well, it really wasn't my __19__,”I said.“It was his. He told me that __20__ you had courage and imagination, you could start something big on a shoestring.”

Tony and I are good friends. We tried to walk across the United States of America. We're not exactly sure 　1.　 we were doing it. Part of it was to test ourselves; to see if we could face the challenges. When I was 　2.　 teenager I often daydreamed that I was going to walk across the United States 　3.　I graduated from high school. 　 4.　，I didn't do that. Before I knew it I was in my thirties, married, 　 5.　 (have) a job, yet still had this idea in my mind with each　6.　(pass) year. I figured I was too old and my opportunity had passed. Then, a few years ago，I met Tony,　 7.　 was in his thirties and quit his job as a civil engineer in New York City to walk across the United States. He wasn't doing it for a cause　8.　 as part of an organization. He was doing it　9.　（simple) because he loved to walk and discover. The idea was back and I no longer had an excuse. We planned on averaging 20 miles a day and taking some days off to rest, so we expected the walk to. take about 6 months realizing it could take　10.　（long). We were in no hurry: The total distance would have been about 3,100 miles.

　 First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout，“Look out.” I put my head out of the window and a bucket of water fell on me.It seems that “Look out” may mean “Don’t look out.”

　 Second Frenchman: I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout，“All hands on deck.I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.”

　 Third Frenchman: I once went early in the morning to the doctor’s and his nurse came to the door and said，“He’s not up yet.Come back in half an hour.” When I went a second time for him，she said，“He’s not down yet.” I had to go away again.Later I thought the doctor should be in the house in the evening，so I went there once more.“Oh，how sorry I am! He’s not in! I’d better tell him to wait for you if you could come tomorrow.” said the nurse.“Well! He’s not up，he is not down，and he is not in.Please tell me where he stays！” I said angrily.

1.When the first Frenchman heard someone shout “Look out.”，here “Look out” means 　 “　　　 ”.

　 A.Put your head out 　　　　　　 B.Take care

　 C.Hurry up 　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Help me

2.When the captain shouted“All hands on deck.”，what he meant is 　　　　.

　 A.to put your both hands on deck

　 B.to put up your hands

　 C.to give your hands to me

　 D.that “All the sailors (船员) on deck”

3.When the nurse said “He’s not up yet.”，she meant that 　　　　.

　 A.he has not stood up yet　　　　　　 B.he has not got up yet

　 C.he has not woken up yet　　　　　　 D.he has not come downstairs yet

4.When the third Frenchman went back for the second time，the doctor 　　　　.

　 A.was still in an upstairs room　　　 B.was reading

　 C.was having his breakfast　　　　　　 D.was washing himself

5.Which do you think is the best title (标题) for the passage?

　 A.Three Frenchmen　　　　　　　 B.Three French Stories

　 C.What a Language!　　　　　　　　 D.The English Language