Mr. Duff had several farms in the village. He 36 some workers and made them work more than twelve hours a 37 . He didn’t supply them enough food and paid them less. So he became 38 man there. Nobody liked him except his little son Eldon. The young man 39 to be at school. He was often late for class and 40 his classmates inside the school. He was weak at his 41 and often made some excuses to stay at home.
One day the young man stole 42 in a shop. But at the gate he was caught. He brought out a 43 and hurt the gatekeeper while he was being sent to the 44 . His father gave him a lot of 45 and helped him to leave for a city. About ten years later the young man 46 a bandit chieftain (匪首). He often told his bandits to steal in the 47 and markets or rob（抢劫）in the villages. He got a lot of money and asked his father to 48 it for him.
Once the police station 49 that Eldon and his bandits were robbing in a small town. Plenty of policemen and soldiers 50 there. He shot a few policemen and soldiers and 51 . He was hurt in the fight and found it was 52 for him to stay in the city and he had to hide in the 53 which were not far from his village. Several policemen went to Mr. Duff’s house and told him not to hide his son.
One of his workers knew about it and asked, “I hear your son has become a successful man. Is that right?”
“I think it’s 54 ,” answered Mr. Duff, “The police will award（悬赏）two hundred thousand dollars to the person who 55 him!”
36. A. found | B. invited | C. employed | D. borrowed |
37. A. day | B. week | C. month | D. year |
38. A. poorer | B. the poorest | C. richer | D. the richest |
39. A. liked | B. hated | C. hoped | D. tried |
40. A. helped | B. played with | C. talked with | D. fought with |
41. A. lessons | B. games | C. competition | D. plays |
42. A. a cheap watch | B. a cheap book | C. an expensive watch | D. an expensive book |
43. A. pen | B. knife | C. ruler | D. guitar |
44. A. post office | B. police station | C. biology lab | D. playground |
45. A. money | B. maps | C. newspapers | D. records |
46. A. left | B. killed | C. advised | D. became |
47. A. schools | B. shops | C. forest | D. kitchens |
48. A. keep | B. destroy | C. break | D. weigh |
49. A. reported | B. was reported | C. described | D. was described |
50. A. stayed | B. discussed | C. swam | D. hurried |
51. A. went to bed | B. was in hospital | C. ran away | D. had a good rest |
52. A. easy | B. difficult | C. possible | D. important |
53. A. river | B. lake | D. mountains | |
54. A. true | B. impossible | C. dangerous | D. strange |
55. A. sees | B. meets | C. catches | D. touches |