45．The young man was ______ .　

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44．_____ pushed the young man into the pool.

43．The businessman was ________ .　

42．According to the passage, questions are helpful _____.

C

　 Just before giving a wasteful party at his yard, the rich businessman had his swimming pool filled with poisonous snakes. He called the guests together and announced, “To anyone brave enough to swim across this pool, I’ll give the choice of thousands of square meters of my oil fields, 10000 cows or my daughter’s hand in marriage.”

　 As soon as his words were finished, a young man jumped in, swam across the pool and climbed out to safety but breathlessly. “Congratulations!” the rich man said excitedly. “Do you want my oil fields?”

　 “No!” said the guest.

　 　“The 10000 cows?”

　 “No!” the young man shouted.

　 “Well, how about my daughter?”

　 “No!”

　 “You must want something,” said the businessman.

　 “I just want to know the name of the fellow who pushed me in!”

41．According to the passage, you ask questions in order to ____.

40．The writer of this passage advises us _____.

39．Many buildings in Indianapolis are white because ________ .　　　

B

If there is time for questions or discussion at the end of a class, take the chance to ask for further explanation of anything that was not immediately clear. You are unlikely to be the only one who does not understand. So our questions will help others and will encourage them to ask questions, and you should learn from all the teacher’s replies.

　 Questions not only help students to learn but also show interest in the subject, and this makes the teacher’s work more useful. Besides, questions should help the teacher first to recognize things that students find difficult and then to give better lessons. More questions will come to mind during your further studies. Try to find the answers before the next class. This will help you to learn.

38．It is easy for a stranger to go about in the city because ________ .　

37．What is Indianapolis best known for? ________ .

36．You can not travel to Indianapolis by ________ .