The captain of a ship and a merchant(商人)were friends.The merchant had a young son,who wanted to be a sailor(水手),so the captain took him for voyages in his .One day when the captain had come from a with a lot of money,the merchant told him that the price of iron(铁) had and suggested that he should buy some with his money.“I’ll it for you in my storehouse _ you return from your next voyage,and perhaps you’ll get money.” But while the captain was away,the price of iron went up _ 60% ,so the merchant sold it and kept the money.When the captain came back,his friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had all the iron. The captain knew that his friend was lies,but he stayed _and said,“I knew that you had problems mice in your storehouse.” After a few days,the captain started voyage,and when he returned home,he said to the merchant,“I’m very sorry,but _our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away.” The merchant was very and said,“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And can mice eat iron,” answered the captain.The merchant took the captain to a ,who said,“The merchant must the captain the money which he got when he the iron,and then the captain must the merchant’s son back to him.”
1.A. car B. cart C. ship D. plane
2.A. voyage B. travel C. business D. visit
3.A. fallen B. raised C. widened D. risen
4.A. keep B. hide C. hold D. put
5.A. when B. since C. after D. until
6.A. many B. more C. a bit D. less
7.A. on B. in C. to D. by
8.A. dishonest B. honest C. real D. former
9.A. sold B. borrowed C. eaten D. drunk
10.A. talking B. making C. telling D. saying
11.A. friendly B. calm C. quiet D. angry
12.A. about B. in C. on D. with
13.A. another B. next C. the other D. other
14.A. while B. after C. during D. before
15.A. boring B. puzzled C. angry D. afraid
16.A. yet B. neither C. so D. either
17.A. lawyer B. manager C. child D. judge
18.A. return B. give C. offer D. lend
19.A. kept B. bought C. sold D. stole
20.A. bring B. fetch C. carry D. catch
Mr. Smith, _______ of the _____ speech, started to read a novel.
A. tiring; bored B. tired; bored C. tired; boring D. tiring; boring
Sarah,hurry up! I’m afraid you don’t have time to__________.
A. get change B. get changing C. get to change D. get changed
My sister will get up early tomorrow morning,because the train to London _________at 6:00 a.m.
A. will leave B. is going to leave C. is to leave D. leaves
After he retired, Mr. Green _______painting, but soon lost interest.
A. took up B. gave up C. made up D. used up
Work hard at your lessons, ______ you’ll fail the exams again.
A. and B. but C. otherwise D. besides