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　　　　 　　    When sailors are allowed ashore (登岸) after a long time at sea, they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble. 1 this reason, the navy (海军) 2 has its police in big ports. 3 sailors cause trouble, the police come and 　　　　 4them.

　　　　 　　    One day, the police in a big seaport received a telephone call 5 a bar(酒吧)in the town. The barman said that a big sailor had got drunk and 　　　　 6 the furniture in the bar. The officer 7 the police guard that　　　　 evening said that he 8 immediately.　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

　　     Now, officers who 9 and punish the sailors who were 　　　　 10 drunk usually choose 11 policeman they could find to go with them. 　　　　 12 this particular officer did not do this. Instead, he chose the smallest and 13 man he could find to go to the bar with him and 14 the sailor.　　 Another officer who 　　　　 15 there was surprised when he saw the officer of the guard choose 　　　　 16 small man. 17 he said to him. "Why 18 you take　　　　 a big man with you? You have to fight the sailor who 19."　　　　

　　     "Yes, you are 20 right," answered the officer of the guard. "That is exactly 　　　　 21 I 22 this small man. If you saw two policemen coming 　　　　 23 you, and one of them was 24 the other, which one 　　　　 25 you attack(攻击)?"　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

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Mr Parker was living in the country , and he wanted to go to an office in the city one day . He 1 the address on a letter, got 2 his car and 3 to the city . He drove straight to the office without any 4 and stopped his car 5 the office. He locked his car and 6 to go into his office, but suddenly he turned around and went back to his car . He remembered that he 7 his keys in it ! He telephoned his wife and said, “ 8 , I ’ve locked my keys in my car . Please 9 me your keys .”

Mrs Parker got into their 10 car and drove twenty miles to 11 her husband. But 12 Mr Parker was waiting for his wife, he walked 13 his car and tried the other 14 . It was not locked ! Mr Parker locked it 15 before his wife arrived.

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　　Tadatoyo Yamamoto is a Japanese businessman.He 　1　the US from time to time.While he was 　2　at a hotel on a visit to Chicago,he put his bag on the 　3　.A few minutes 　4　,Mr Yamamoto reached down for it,but it was 　5　.Inside it were about ＄ 900,his passport(护照), 　6　of his family,and his 　7　tickets to Japan.

   But three weeks 　8　he returned to Tokyo,Mr Yamamoto 　9　an envelope.There was 　10　inside but his passport,his airline tickets,photos of his family and 　11　orders for more than ＄900 and a 　12　from Mr Joseph Loveras.It said:

  “I 　13　this money order and the things … will make you believe in the 　14　of Chicago.”

    The next 　15　he travelled to the US,Mr Yamamoto 　16　Mr Loveras.He was a 67-year-old sick man with a total 　17　of ＄ 493 a month.

    He explained that he 　18　the bag on a street corner and 　19　the money and the tickets in the top part of the 　20　.He changed the money into money orders and 　21　his own money to send it to Japan.

    Mr Yamamoto was very 　22　by what Mr Loveras had done. “I asked him 　23　he would go to all the trouble to return 　24　to me.He told me that if he had not done it,it would have made him feel bad for the rest of his 　25　.”

    Now they have become friends,and Mr Yamamoto visits Mr Loveras every time he is in the US.

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A Joke on a Friend

　　Mark twain was a famous American writer.He wrote many famous stories which are still popular in many countries today.Mark Twain was also famous in his day 1 a public speaker.In his speaking Mark Twain always liked 2 funny stories.He also liked to listen to funny stories and to 3 his friends.One day one of his friends 4 his wallet and asked him 5 his train fare for him.　

　　“But I don’t have enough money to pay 6 your fare and my fare,”Mark Twain said.

　　The friend didn’t know 7 to do.He was very sad. “We can do this.”said Mark Twain.“We can 8 the train and when the conductor comes to take the tickets you can hide 9 my seat.”

　　Later, 10 ,on the train,when the conductor came to take the tickets,Mark Twain gave him two tickets 11 for Mark Twain and one for his friend.Then 12 a loud voice,Mark Twain explained.

　　“My friend here is a 13 strange man.When he travels on a train he doesn’t like to sit 14 a seat.He prefers 15 on the floor under the seat.”

　　Of course,everybody in the train then looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly.

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

    For eighty-four days the old man did not catch any fish. People　　 said that he was 1. But the old man still 2 the sea. He was 3 strong　　 and a good 4. 5 the eighty-fifth day the old man sailed 6 out to sea　　 than any of 7 boats. He sailed to the 8 where the water was very deep.　　 Then he felt his fishing line 9 gently by a big fish which was　　 swimming very 10 in the water.

　　     The fish was so powerful 11 it pulled the boat after it. It took　　 the small boat far 12 to sea. The old man could 13 see the land.

　　     "Fish," he said softly, 14 "I'll stay with you 15 I am dead."　　 　　The old man pulled the line a little 16, but he did not dare to　　 pull it 17. The fish might jump and 18. Or it might dive 19 into the　　 sea and pull the boat after it. But the fish was 20 and brave. It　　 pulled the boat 21.　　 When the fish 22 at last to the top of the water, the old man saw　　 that it was two feet 23 than his boat. The old man 24 many great fish,　　 but this one was the greatest fish he had ever seen. It was also the　　 most 25.

　　(1) A. glad　　   B. encouraged　　  C. lucky　　 D. unluckily　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　     (2) A. loved　　  B. hated　　　　   C. reached   D. disliked　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　     (3) A. also　　   B. still　　　　   C. too　　   D. enough　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　 　　(4) A. old man　　B. swimmer　　　　 C. fisherman D. boatman　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　 　　(5) A. For　　　　B. At　　　　　　  C. In　　　　D. On　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　     (6) A. away　　   B. farther　　　　 C. far　　   D. as usual　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　 　　(7) A. the other  B. other　　　　   C. all　　   D. all the　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　     (8) A. place　　  B. island　　　　  C. land　　  D. village　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　 　　(9) A. pulled　　　　　　　　　　　　B. to pull　　　　 　　　　    　　    C. to be pulled　　　　　　　　  D. being pulled［　　］ 

   (10)A. heavy　　  B. highly　　　　  C. deep　　  D. hardly　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　    (11)A. then　　   B. and　　　　　　 C. as　　　　D. that　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　    (12)A. out　　　　B. outside　　　　 C. in　　　　D. inside　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　    (13)A. not yet　　B. already　　　　 C. no more   D. no longer　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　    (14)A. aloud　　  B. loudly　　C. to himself　　     D. to them　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　    (15)A. if　　　　 B. until　　　　   C. when　　  D. although　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　    (16)A. long　　   B. looser　　　　  C. tighter   D. close　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　    (17)A. slowly　　 B. softly　　　　 C. gently　　D. suddenly　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　    (18)A. escape　　 B. swim　　　　　　C. run　　   D. go　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　    (19)A. up　　　　 B. down　　　　　　C. high　　  D. low　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　    (20)A. small　　  B. weak　　　　　　C. strong　　D. dangerous 　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　    (21)A. by and by　　　　　　　　　　 B. on and on   　　 　　   C. onto the land　　　　　　　　 D. into the sky　　［　　］　　    (22)A. rose　　   B. was lifted　　  C. raised　　D. reached　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　    (23)A. taller　　 B. higher　　　　  C. longer　　D. greater　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　    (24)A. had seen   B. had never seen  C. liked　　 D. greater　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　    (25)A. expensive  B. beautiful　　   C. difficult D. frightened　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］