摘要：The President's fifty-birthday was coming.and he decided to set free some prisoners of the same 16 on the day. Not too many.but one from each of the twenty or thirty prisons which were too crowded in the small state. They would have to be carefully selected 17not to give trouble 18they were out. Perhaps they had been so 19in prison that they had stopped having any real trouble in the outside world. 20of them was to be told of his 21from prison before the day he was out. Mario was therefore 22when he was called to governor's office one morning and told he was to be set free the next day. He had 23almost three quarters of his life in prison because of killing a policeman. He had no family living and no friends 24his prison mates. The following morning was clear and bright. Mario was given no time to say good-bye to 25but a guard led him to the prison gate. 26he set off up the long white road 27to the town. The surroundings.the noise.the absence of the firm prison walls terrified him. Soon he sat down 28the side of the road to think a little. After he had thought for a long time.for his brain worked slowly.he 29up his mind. He remained 30he was. 31calmly for some time until at 32 he saw a police car coming. When it was near 33.he dashed(冲)out into the road.obliged it to stop suddenly. He had with him a little knife. When the young policeman got out of the car demanding to know 34was wrong.Mario 35him heavily but quickly with his knife just behind the right ear. 16. A. year B. age C. old D. time 17. so that B. in order that C. so as D. because 18. before B. once C. until D. unless 19. A. happy B. tired C. short D. long 20. A. All B. Some C. None D. Any 21. A. freedom B. stay C. work D. holiday 22. A. feared B. astonished C. heated D. interested 23. A. spent B. took C. cost D. paid 24. A. beside B. without C. except D. expect 25. A. someone B. no one C. anyone D. officers 26. A. Alone B. Happily C. Fortunately D. Frequently 27. connecting B. leading C. pointing D. joining 28. across B. away C. along D. by 29. decided B. made C. took D. set 30. where B. when C. took D. set 31. waiting B. looking C. asking D. fighting 32. first B. last C. least D. atall 33. almost B. much C. well D. enough 34. when B. how C. where D. what 35. beaten B. took C. struck D. caught

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