5.( )If people
want the waiter to bring them something , they,d
better put their hands on their stomach.
A. to drink B. to
write
C. to speak D. to
eat
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It was a quiet village in which there was a military
camp(军营).It was far
from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course
it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the
young men to go outside. Mr White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and
he hardly let them leave the camp.
Once Mr White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a
young officer, Mr Hunt began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew
the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a
holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it
and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr Hunt decided to go to the
town and see what was happening to the young men. He started the car quickly
and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they drank
wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the
town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy
a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”
And the other seven soldiers said they were late for
the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I
got on a bus on time, but…”
Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and
stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your
bus, I’ll punish you at once!”
“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all
right, but the horse died!”