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　　The manager of a small building company(公司) was very 1 to get a bill for two white　　 mice which one of his workmen had bought. He 2 the workman and asked him why he had　　 had the bill 3 to the company.

　　 　　 　　 　　 “Well,”the　　 workman answered, “you remember the house we　　 were 4 in Newbridge last week, 5 ? One of the things we had to do there was　　 to put in some new electric wiring. Well, in one place we had to pass some wires through a　　 pipe 6 and about an inch across, which was built into solid stone and had four big　　 bends in it. 7 could think how to do this 8 I had a good idea. I went to a　　 shop and 9 two mice, one of them male(雄性)　　 and the other female(雌性).

　　 　　 　　Then I tied(扎，绑)　　 a thread to the body of the male mouse and put him into the pipe at one end 10 Tom　　 held the female mouse at the other end and pressed her gently to make her squeak(吱吱叫). When the male mouse heard the female mouse’s　　 squeaks, he rushed along the 11 to help her. I suppose he was a gentleman 12 he　　 was only a mouse. Anyway, as he ran through the pipe , he pulled the thread behind him. It　　 was then quite 13 for us to tie one end of the thread to the electric wires and　　 pull them 14 the pipe.”

　　 　　 　　 　　 The manager 15 the bill for the white mice.

1. A. surprised   B. sorry

　　 　　    C. strange　　 D. pleased

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2. A. took out    B. sent for

　　 　　    C. called at   D. brought with

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3. A. to be sent   B. to send

　　 　　    C. send　　　　 D. sent

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4. A. built　　    B. cleaning

　　 　　    C. repairing    D. looking

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5. A. do you remember    B. didn’t you

　　 　　    C. don’t you　　　　 D. do you think so

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6. A. thirty-feet-long    B. thirty foots long

　　 　　    C. thirty feet long    D. thirty foot long

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7. A. None of us　　   B. No of us 

   C. No one of we　　 D. None us

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8. A. after    B. when

　　 　　    C. until    D. unless

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9. A. caught　　 B. bought

　　 　　    C. sold　　   D. sent

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10. A. as　　   B. so

　　 　　     C. while    D. when

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11. A. pipe　　   B. pole

　　 　　     C. rope　　   D. wire

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12. A. even thought　　   B. in fact

　　 　　     C. as though　　　　  D. such enough

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13. A. difficult　　 B. impossible 

    C. helpful　　   D. easy

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14. A. along　　    B. through

　　 　　     C. inside　　   D. towards

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15. A. received    B. agreed

　　 　　     C. paid　　    D. found

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She hoped to earn ____ living by selling drinks.

　　A. the B. / C. her D. an

Qingdao is _____ most beautiful city in summer.　

A.the B./ 　 C.a D.one

Jumping out of ______ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite _______exciting experience.

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