The captain of a ship and a merchant（商人）were friends．The merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor（水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his  ．One day when the captain had come from a     with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had    and suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll      it for you in my storehouse   _ you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get     money．” But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up  _ 60% ，so the merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his      friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had    all the iron． The captain knew that his friend was    lies，but he stayed  _and said，“I knew that you had problems    mice in your storehouse．” After a few days，the captain started     voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but  _our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．” The merchant was very    and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And    can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a   ，who said，“The merchant must  the captain the money which he got when he   the iron，and then the captain must    the merchant’s son back to him．”

1.A. car       B. cart      C. ship        D. plane

2.A. voyage   B. travel     C. business    D. visit

3.A. fallen    B. raised     C. widened    D. risen

4.A. keep     B. hide      C. hold       D. put

5.A. when    B. since      C. after       D. until

6.A. many    B. more      C. a bit       D. less

7.A. on      B. in         C. to         D. by

8.A. dishonest B. honest     C. real        D. former

9.A. sold     B. borrowed   C. eaten      D. drunk

10.A. talking   B. making    C. telling      D. saying

11.A. friendly  B. calm      C. quiet       D. angry

12.A. about    B. in         C. on         D. with

13.A. another  B. next       C. the other    D. other

14.A. while    B. after       C. during      D. before

15.A. boring   B. puzzled     C. angry      D. afraid

16.A. yet      B. neither      C. so        D. either

17.A. lawyer   B. manager     C. child      D. judge

18.A. return    B. give        C. offer      D. lend

19.A. kept     B. bought      C. sold       D. stole

20.A. bring    B. fetch        C. carry      D. catch

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　The captain of a ship and a merchant were friends. The merchant had a young son, who wanted to be a 1 , so the captain took him for voyages(旅行) in his ship.

　　One day, when the captain had come from a 2 with a lot of money, the merchant told him that the price of 3 had fallen, and made the suggestion that he would buy some with his money. “I'll 4 it for you in my storehouse 5 you return from your next voyage,” said the merchant, “and perhaps the price will go up and you will be able to sell it and get more money.”

　　But while the captain was 6 , the price of the iron went up very 7 , so the merchant sold it and kept the money. When the captain came back, his 8 friend told him that he was very sorry 9 the rats had eaten all the iron.

　　The captain knew that his friend was telling lies, but he stayed 10 and said, “I knew that you had 11 with rats in your storehouse.” After a few days, the captain started 12 voyage, and when he returned home 13 the end of his voyage, he said to the merchant, “I'm very sorry, but 14 our voyage a bird 15 down and carried your son away.” The merchant was very 16 and said, “Birds cannot carry boys!” “And rats cannot eat iron,” answered the captain. The merchant took the captain to a 17 , who said, “The merchant must 18 the captain the money which he got when he 19 the iron, and then the captain 20 the merchant's son back to him.”

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 The captain of a ship and a merchant （商人） were friends．The merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor （水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his 16 ．One day when the captain had come from a  17  with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had  18  and suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll   19 it for you in my storehouse 20 you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get  21   money．” But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up very  22  ，so the merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his  23 friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had  24  all the iron． The captain knew that his friend was  25  lies，but he stayed  26_and said，“I knew that you had problems  27  mice in your storehouse．” After a few days，the captain started  28 voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but  29_our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．”        The merchant was very  30  and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And  31  can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a  32 ，who said，“The merchant must 33 the captain the money which he got when he  34 the iron，and then the captain must  35  the merchant’s son back to him．”

16．A．car      B．cart      C．ship       D．plane

17．A．voyage  B．travel     C．business    D．visit

18．A．fallen   B．changed   C．widened    D．risen

19．A．keep    B．hide      C．hold       D．put

20．A．when    B．since     C．after       D．until

21．A．many    B．more     C．a bit       D．less

22．A．slowly   B．low       C．little      D．high

23．A．dishonest  B．honest   C．real       D．former

24．A．sold      B．borrowed  C．eaten     D．drunk

25．A．talking    B．making   C．telling    D．saying

26．A．friendly   B．calm     C．quiet      D．angry

27．A．about     B．in        C．on       D．with

28．A．another   B．next      C．the other   D．other

29．A．while    B．after      C．during     D．before

30．A．boring   B．puzzled    C．angry      D．afraid

31．A．yet      B．neither     C．so        D．either

32．A．lawyer   B．manager    C．child      D．judge

33．A．return    B．give      C．offer       D．lend

34．A．kept     B．bought    C．sold        D．stole

35．A．bring    B．fetch      C．carry       D．catch