A bar manager was so sure that he himself was the strongest man. Thus he made a bet and declared he would offer $1000 if 21 could beat him.
The 22 was that the landlord would squeeze(压榨)a lemon until all the 23 ran out into a beer glass, then hand the lemon to the customer. Anyone who could squeeze even one more 24 out of the lemon would win the money.
Over the years many people had tried this, truck drivers, weightlifters, karate masters, and 25 had failed. Then one day a geeky little fellow with heavy black rimmed glasses 26 the bar and asked if he could try the challenge.
After the laughter had quieted down the landlord said that it was only fair that the man should be given a 27 at the bet, so he picked up a lemon and started squeezing. Once he had done, he handed the 28 to the little man. Immediately, the little man promptly squeezed out 4 more drops of juice onto the bar!
Everyone looked at the little man in 29 as the landlord handed over the prize and asked"What do you do for a living that has given you such 30 ? Are you a lumberjack, weightlifter?"
"No." the man replied, "I work for the IRS.( 美国国税局)"
21. A. anyone | B. someone | C. every one | D. no one |
22. A. fact | B. trap | C. challenge | D. match |
23. A. flesh | B. juice | C. seeds | D. peel |
24. A. water | B. lemon | C. beer glass | D. drop |
25. A. none | B. neither | C. either | D. all |
26. A. rushed into | B. came into | C. put into | D. looked into |
27. A. then | B. likely | C. fair | D. chance |
28. A. container | B. money | C. remains | D. other |
29. A. tears | B. amazement | C. trouble | D. time |
30. A. strength | B. bravery | C. skill | D. bet |