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Mr.Jones had always wanted to make a trip into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals. 1 first he had no enough money, and then he was married.His wife had not wanted him to 2 her.At last his wife 3 to the trip ff he allowed her to go, too.
“But it will be very uncomfortable,”Mr.Jones 4 her.“It will be very hot and we shall live in a tent, and it 5 be dangerous.”
“I don't care,”said his wife.“I want to go with you.”So they bought a big tent, camp beds, a refrigerator(电冰箱)which did not need 6 and many other things which would make the trip comfortable, and went off to the 7 of Africa.
The first morning, 8 Mr.Jones took his gun and left the tent, he 9 his wife a bell and explained to her,“If you fell in 10 and you need me, 11 this bell and I'll come at once.”
After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned 12 to the tent.“What's the matter?”he asked.“ 13 ,”said his wife,“I was only 14 the bell.”
Mr.Jone went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang 15 .Mr.Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said,“I'm 16 .I was cleaning our tent, and I knocked the bell over by mistake.”
Mr.Jones returned to his 17 , but soon he heard the 18 once more.This time, when he got back to his 19 , the tent was burning and Mrs.Jones was lying on the ground, with 20 running from a big cut on her shoulder.“That's better!”said Mr.Jones.“This time the bell had been used correctly!”
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