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江西省安福中学10-11学年高一上学期第一次月考(英语) 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 36 ．One day when the captain had come from a 37 with a lot
of money，the merchant
told him that the price of iron(铁) had 38 and
suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll 39 it for
you in my storehouse 40 you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get
41 money．”
But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up very
42 ，so the
merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his 43 friend told him that he was very sorry and the
mice had 44 all the iron．
The captain knew that his friend was
45 lies，but he stayed 46_and said，“I knew that you had problems 47 mice in your storehouse．”
After a few days，the captain started
48 voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but 49_our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．”
The merchant was very 50 and
said，“Birds cannot
carry boys!” “And 51 can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a 52 ，who said，“The merchant must 53 the captain
the money which he got when he 54 the iron，and then the captain must 55
the merchant’s son back to him．”