One night a hotel caught fire，and all the people in the hotel ran out in their    1   clothes．But two men stood outside looking at the fire．“  2   I came out，”said one．“I ran into some of the rooms and found a lot of    3  ．People don’t think of money when they are __4  ．When anyone leaves paper money in a fire, the fire   5   it．So I took all the money I could find．  6   will become poorer because I took them．” “You don’t know me，”said the other， and you   7   my work．” “What’s your work?” “I’m a policeman．” “Oh!”  8   the first man．He thought quickly and said，“And do you know my   9  ? I’m a writer．I’m always telling stories about the things that   10   happened．”

1．A．morning                   B．working                C．night                      D．school

2．A．Before                     B．After                   C．When                    D．As

3．A．dead men               B．books                     C．children                 D．money

4．A．excited                    B．happy                  C．relaxed                   D．afraid

5．A．keeps                      B．burns                   C．makes                    D．forgets

6．A．Someone              B．Anyone                 C．No one                  D．Everyone

7．A．know                    B．don't know            C．knew                     D．doesn't know

8．A．cried                       B．laughed                C．shouted                  D．spoke

9．A．name                      B．work                   C．story                     D．idea

10．A．usually                   B．ever                     C．never                     D．often

B

One night a hotel caught fire(失火), and the people in the hotel ran out in their   61  clothes. Two men stood outside and looked at the fire. “  62  I came out, ” said one, “I ran into some of the rooms and found a lot of  63  . People don’t think of money when they are   64  . When anyone leaves paper money in a fire, the fire  65  it. So I took all the money I could find.   66   will become poorer because I took them.” 

“You don’t know me, ” said the other, “and you   67   my work.”

“What’s your work?”

“I’m a policeman.”

“Oh!”   68  the first man. He thought quickly and said, “And do you know my   69  ? I’m a writer. I’m always telling stories about the things that   70  happened. ”