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　　The writers of murder stories go to a great deal of trouble to keep us guessing right up to the end. In actual fact, people often behave more strangely in real life than they do in stories.

　　The following advertisement once appeared in a newspaper: “An opportunity to earn ￡250 in a few minutes. A man…willing to take chances wanted for an out-of-the-ordinary job which can be performed only once.”A reader found this offer very generous and applied to the advertiser, but being a bit doubtful, he gave a false name. Soon afterwards, he received a reply. Enclosed in the envelope was a typed note instructing him to ring a certain number if he was still interested. He did so and learnt on the telephone that the advertiser wanted him “to get rid of somebody” and would discuss it more fully with him next day. But the man told the police and from then on acted under their instructions.

　　The police saw the two men meet and watched them as they drove away together. In the car the advertiser came to the point at once: he told the man he wanted him to shoot his wife. The reason he gave was that he was suffering from a disease and wanted to live in a warmer country, but his wife didn't agree to this. Giving the man some money, the advertiser told him to buy a gun and warned him to be careful of the dog which, though it would not bite, might attract attention. He also gave him a photograph of his wife so that he would be able to recognize her. After that, the advertiser suggested that the man should “do the job” next morning. Meanwhile, he would prepare his wife by telling her that a young man was going to call. After the murder, they would meet again outside a railway station and the money would be paid as arranged. The second meeting never took place, for the advertiser was arrested shortly afterwards and charged with attempting to persuade someone to murder his wife.

1．The reader wanted to take the chance because ________.

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A．he was interested in the advertisement

B．he was a policeman

C．he wanted to take a risk

D．he wanted to get hold of the advertiser

2．He met the advertiser ________.

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A．right after he had sent his name to him

B．before he rang a certain number

C．after the murder

D．after he had told the police

3．The reader didn't give his real name because ________.

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A．he knew the advertiser was a murderer

B．he didn't believe the advertiser fully and wanted to be safe

C．he was a policeman

D．he didn't want to meet the advertiser

4．He told the police about it because ________.

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A．the advertiser cheated him

B．the advertiser wanted to get rid of him

C．the advertiser was arranging a murder

D．he didn't get the money he wanted

5．Finally, ________.

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A．the reader “did the job”

B．the wife told the police

C．the advertiser was murdered

D．the advertiser's plan failed

完形填空 （共15小题； 每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

An English padre（神父） wanted to become a member of a certain club in Africa. In order to become a member, each person had to   1   at least one lion. The padre had never shot an animal for his life. So, armed with a rifle and led by a young African boy, the padre set out one evening for a pool in the jungle where he was told a lion came each evening to   2   . He waited patiently for a few   3   until shortly before midnight when he heard a rustling(沙沙声) noise. Sure enough a few feet away the head of the lion appeared above a bush that separated the padre and the pool. He aimed and fired. The head of the lion   4   fell behind the bush but a moment later

   5   . So the padre aimed and   6   again. The head of the lion fell behind the bush and once more reappeared. The padre fired again: the same   7   . He remained calm because he   8   he had brought sixteen bullets with him. After his fourth try, his aim seemed to become more and more   9   : in fact, after his  10  

try the African boy had to  11   him: “This is your last chance. If you  12   this time, we are in trouble.” The padre then realized how  13   the situation was, so he took a deep breath, aimed very carefully and fired. They waited for a moment, and then slowly  14   up to twenty: the head of the lion did not reappear. The padre was certain that at last he had shot his lion. They  15   forward together to the spot behind the bush. And what do you think they found? Sixteen lions!

1. A. shoot         B. kill         C. catch            D. hurt

2. A. eat           B. walk         C. drink            D. hunt

3. A. minutes       B. seconds      C. days         D. hours

4. A. fast          B. immediately  C. once         D. directly

5. A. turned        B. reappeared   C. returned         D. moved

6. A. killed            B. jumped       C. fired            D. tied

7. A. result            B. situation        C. answer       D. problem

8. A. acknowledged  B. understood   C. believed     D. knew

9. A. inaccurate   B. unnecessary  C. impossible   D. indirect

10 A. last          B. fifteenth        C. sixteenth        D. many

11. A. tell             B. frighten     C. warn         D. remain

12. A. fell         B. shot         C. fired            D. missed

13. A. difficult        B. serious      C. exciting     D. mad

14. A. counted      B. waited       C. added        D. named

15. A. drove        B. rushed       C. wandered     D. climbed

完形填空 （共15小题； 每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
An English padre（神父） wanted to become a member of a certain club in Africa. In order to become a member, each person had to   1  at least one lion. The padre had never shot an animal for his life. So, armed with a rifle and led by a young African boy, the padre set out one evening for a pool in the jungle where he was told a lion came each evening to   2  . He waited patiently for a few   3  until shortly before midnight when he heard a rustling(沙沙声) noise. Sure enough a few feet away the head of the lion appeared above a bush that separated the padre and the pool. He aimed and fired. The head of the lion   4  fell behind the bush but a moment later
   5  . So the padre aimed and   6  again. The head of the lion fell behind the bush and once more reappeared. The padre fired again: the same   7  . He remained calm because he   8  he had brought sixteen bullets with him. After his fourth try, his aim seemed to become more and more   9  : in fact, after his  10  
try the African boy had to  11  him: “This is your last chance. If you  12  this time, we are in trouble.” The padre then realized how  13  the situation was, so he took a deep breath, aimed very carefully and fired. They waited for a moment, and then slowly  14  up to twenty: the head of the lion did not reappear. The padre was certain that at last he had shot his lion. They  15  forward together to the spot behind the bush. And what do you think they found? Sixteen lions!
1. A. shoot         B. kill         C. catch            D. hurt
2. A. eat           B. walk         C. drink            D. hunt
3. A. minutes       B. seconds      C. days         D. hours
4. A. fast          B. immediately  C. once         D. directly
5. A. turned       B. reappeared   C. returned         D. moved
6. A. killed            B. jumped       C. fired            D. tied
7. A. result            B. situation        C. answer       D. problem
8. A. acknowledged  B. understood   C. believed     D. knew
9. A. inaccurate   B. unnecessary  C. impossible   D. indirect
10 A. last          B. fifteenth        C. sixteenth        D. many
11. A. tell            B. frighten     C. warn         D. remain
12. A. fell         B. shot         C. fired            D. missed
13. A. difficult        B. serious      C. exciting     D. mad
14. A. counted      B. waited       C. added        D. named
15. A. drove        B. rushed       C. wandered     D. climbed