A shopkeeper was sent a telegram 1 him that his ticket won 100,000 pounds in the sweepstake（跑马采票）． He happened to be 2 having heart trouble, and his wife opened the message． 3 that the sudden news might cause a fatal（致命的） 4 to her husband, she asked the family doctor to dinner and requested him to 5 the good news with tack（机智）． After dinner the doctor drew his 6 to one side．

    “How’s business?” the doctor began．

    “It could be better． I could use a few hundred pounds,” said the shopkeeper．

    “Well,” 7 the doctor． “You 8 a sweepstake ticket． What would you do if you won 1,000 pounds?”

    “Nobody ever wins,” the man answered with a word． “But if I won． I would send my family to the seashore, and 9 my debts．”

    “I would buy this house and a cottage in the countryside．”

    “What would you do if you won 100,000 pounds?”

　　 The man 10 , “Doctor,” he said seriously, “I swear（发誓） I would 11 you half of it．”

    The doctor gasped, opened his mouth and 12 dead．

[　　]1．A．saying B．informing

　　　　 C．reading D．writing

[　　]2．A．work B．home C．here D．there

[　　]3．A．Afraid B．Hoping

　　　 　C．Fearing D．Thinking

[　　]4．A．shock B．disorder C．beat D．stick

[　　]5．A．past B．take C．carry D．pass

[　　]6．A．friend B．wife

　　　　 C．keeper D．patient

[　　]7．A．swept B．smiled C．shouted D．cried

[　　]8．A．buy B．win C．have D．won

[　　]9．A．pay for B．return

　　　　 C．pay off D．turn in

[　　]10．A．lay down B．looked up

　　　　 C．went out D．came in

[　　]11．A．take B．give C．bring D．carry

[　　]12．A．jumped B．sat

　　　　  C．stood D．dropped