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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.

the family business had failed and left them heavy debts. So the bank had    2    the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.

    3    the past several weeks, she had managed to save $100 in order to bid(出价)on the

   4    . Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the    5    moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had    6　　 , some from far away.

As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt(被子). She held her    7    tightly and listened. The first bid was $50. She was   8    . It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding    9    $85. Sally carried out “$100”!For a moment there was silence. Hope   10    her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how    11    her grandmother would have been with her    12    .

Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$125”! She had lost her    13　　 .

Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people    14    be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $500 to a complete    15    .

After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some    16    . Someone else got it. ”She said. A hand-written    17    was pinned to the quilt, which read:

Dear Madam,

I noticed you    18    the quilt. Clearly, it was   19    to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who   20    to cross your path.

1. A. Naturally　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unfortunately

C. Luckily　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Strangely

2. A. forbidden　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. waited

C. expected　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. forced

3. A. With　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. At

C. By　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Over

4. A. house　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. pillow

C. furniture　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. quilt

5. A. strange　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. necessary

C. big　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. curio
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6. A. turned out　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. turned up

C. turned back　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned on

7. A. purse　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　   B. picture

C. book　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. quilt

8. A. excited　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. calm

C. worried　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. shocked

9. A. rose　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. climbed

C. reached　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. won

10. A. told　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. helped

C. filled　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. gave

11. A. pleased　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. anxious

C. angry　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. familiar

12. A. at this moment　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. ever since

C. long before　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. soon after

13. A. thought　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. chance

C. method　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. fortune

14. A. could　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. might

C. must　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. would

15. A. relative　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. customer

C. friend 　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stranger

16. A. reason　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. secret

C. mistake　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. fun

17. A. check　　   　　　　　　　　  &nb晄
p;　　　　　　　　　　 B. wallet

C. address　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. note

18. A. admiring　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. touching

C. watching　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. holding

19. A. wonderful　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. various

C. pretty　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. precious

20. A. used　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. stops

C. happens　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　   D. comes

With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction(拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother had passed away in this house at the age of ninety-two. 　　1    

the family business had failed and left them heavy debts. So the bank had    2    the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.

    3    the past several weeks, she had managed to save $100 in order to bid(出价)on the

   4    . Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the    5    moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had    6　　 , some from far away.

As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt(被子). She held her    7    tightly and listened. The first bid was $50. She was   8    . It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding    9    $85. Sally carried out “$100”!For a moment there was silence. Hope   10    her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how    11    her grandmother would have been with her    12    .

Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$125”! She had lost her    13　　 .

Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people    14    be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $500 to a complete    15    .

After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some    16    . Someone else got it. ”She said. A hand-written    17    was pinned to the quilt, which read:

Dear Madam,

I noticed you    18    the quilt. Clearly, it was   19    to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who   20    to cross your path.

1. A. Naturally　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unfortunately

C. Luckily　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Strangely

2. A. forbidden　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. waited

C. expected　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. forced

3. A. With　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. At

C. By　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Over

4. A. house　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. pillow

C. furniture　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. quilt

5. A. strange　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. necessary

C. big　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. curious

6. A. turned out　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. turned up

C. turned back　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned on

7. A. purse　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　   B. picture

C. book　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. quilt

8. A. excited　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. calm

C. worried　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. shocked

9. A. rose　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. climbed

C. reached　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. won

10. A. told　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. helped

C. filled　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. gave

11. A. pleased　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. anxious

C. angry　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. familiar

12. A. at this moment　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. ever since

C. long before　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. soon after

13. A. thought　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. chance

C. method　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. fortune

14. A. could　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. might

C. must　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. would

15. A. relative　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. customer

C. friend 　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stranger

16. A. reason　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. secret

C. mistake　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. fun

17. A. check　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. wallet

C. address　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. note

18. A. admiring　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. touching

C. watching　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. holding

19. A. wonderful　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. various

C. pretty　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. precious

20. A. used　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. stops

C. happens　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　   D. comes

Dear editor,

　　One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. 1 in the crowded store, I had my wallet stolen. And my whole salary was 2 with it.

　　I was so angry that I almost lost 3 of myself. What 4 I do? We were not very rich. The money was really not a 5 sum 6 my family, it would affect our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?

　　I felt very sad and even 7 for losing the money when I got back home. To make 8 for my unforgivable mistake, I 9 all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then prepared a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to please her.

　　When she came home, I 10 a smile to 11 her. She was surprised to see the neat house and delicious meat. We sat 12 the table and began to eat. I told my story 13 . She did not respond. It was as if she had not heard my words.

　　“I’ve lost my salary,”I murmured to her again.

　　“I 14 .”She did not shout at me as I bad expected. She did not lose her 15 . 16 I was afraid she was trying hard to 17 her anger.

　　A moment later, my wife was still silent and seemed to be 18 her favourite dish At last I could not help asking,“I’ve lost the money. Why not shout at me?”

　　She raised her eyes, looking at me and 19 ,“Oh, on the contrary, I’m thinking about 20 to comfort you. It’s the thief who is to blame.”

What would you do if you were unemployed, homeless and you found a large sum of money? Pauline Nichter, 46, and her husband, Tom, 44, had both 1　 their jobs and were living in and out of motels(汽车旅馆) with their 11-year-old son, Jason. They were in danger of losing their car for 　2　 to make payments on it.

One day last summer, Pauline found a wallet 　3　 a credit card, an airline ticket to New Zealand and $2,394 in 　 4 　 at a shopping center in the Los Angeles suburb of Buena Park. “For a second I 　5　 about taking the money,” she said later. “　 6 only for a second. It wasn’t our money and we don’t want to set a bad 　 7 to our son.” She delivered the wallet and the contents to the nearest 　　8　 , where the owner reclaimed them. Police admitted that they were　 9 when the Nichters walked into the police station with the　 10　 and the money.

Word of the 　11　 quickly got around, and a grateful community 　12 in kind. The Nichters received more than ten job offers and a(n) 　13 rent-free for six months. An unknown donor（捐助人） brought the car 　14 up to date. Others gave cash. One elderly couple walked into the police station 　15　 Pauline had turned in the wallet and asked how much had been in 　16　 . When they were 　 17　 the amount, the man said, “Then that’s what they 　18　 ,” and wrote out a check for $2,400.

At a news conference Pauline said in 19　 , “Never in a million years would I have thought this would happen to us. What we have 　20 is far more than what was in the wallet.”

1. A. dropped　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

2. A. fear　　　　　　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unwillingness　　　　　 D. hesitation

3. A. containing　　　　　　 B. promising　　　　　　　　 C. folding　　　　　　　　　　 D. covering

4. A. total　　　　　　　　　　 B. bill　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. cash　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rent

5. A. looked　　　　　　　　　 B. consulted　　　　　　　　 C. moved　　　　　　　　　　 D. thought

6. A. And　　　　　　　　　　 B. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

7. A. sample　　　　　　　　 B. example　　　　　　　　　 C. goal　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. limit

8. A. post office B. railway station　　　　　 C. police station D. shopping center

9. A. surprised　　　　　　　 B. delighted　　　　　　　　　 C. frightened　　　　　　　　 D. scared

10. A. credit card　　　　　 B. airline ticket　　　　　　　 C. wallet　　　　　　　　　　　 D. money

11. A. devotion　　　　　　 B. loyalty　　　　　　　　　　 C. bravery　　　　　　　　　　 D. honesty

12. A. responded　　　　　 B. replied　　　　　　　　　　 C. reflected　　　　　　　　　 D. required

13. A. department　　　　 B. apartment　　　　　　　　 C. holiday　　　　　　　　　　 D. electricity

14. A. payments　　　　　　 B. license　　　　　　　　　　 C. park　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. parts

15. A. what　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

16. A. them　　　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. each　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. all

17. A. asked　　　　　　　　 B. repaid　　　　　　　　　　　 C. told　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reminded

18. A. value　　　　　　　　　 B. reserve　　　　　　　　　　 C. earn　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. deserve

19. A. tears　　　　　　　　　 B. cheers　　　　　　　　　　 C. shock　　　　　　　　　　　 D. silence

20. A. created　　　　　　　 B. donated　　　　　　　　　　 C. returned　　　　　　　　　 D. received