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A young couple decided to get married．As the big day drew nearer and nearer，they both grew nervous because each of them had a problem．The bridegroom decided to ask his father for advice．"Dad，"he said，"I love Lily very much，but I have very smelly feet，so I'm afraid that she will not put up with them．"His father said，"All you have to do is wash your feet as often as possible，and you should always wear socks，even when you go to bed．"Well，it seemed a workable solution，the young man thought．
The young woman turned to her mother．"Mom，"she said，"My morning breath is so bad that I'm afraid my new husband will not want to live in the same room with me．I love him．I can't live without him．"Her mother said，"In the morning，get straight out of bed when you wake up，and head for the bathroom and brush your teeth．Don't say any word before you brush your teeth．"The young woman followed her mother's advice．
They were finally married in a wonderful ceremony（仪式）．Not forgetting the advice each had received，they carefully spent every day．The husband wore his socks every night and the wife kept her mornings silent；they did quite well until about a month later．Just before dawn（黎明），the husband woke only to find that one of his socks was gone!Thinking of the terrible result，he felt frightened at once．He jumped up and began to search the bed for his sock in a hurry．Of course，this made the wife woken．Without thinking，the wife asked，"What on earth are you doing？"The husband stopped in surprise，and then he cried，"Oh，no!You must have swallowed（吞）my sock!"
21．What troubled the young man before he got married？A
A．His feet had an unpleasant smell．
B．He was unprepared for the big day．
C．He was too poor to marry the girl．
D．His habit was too bad to be known．
22．Why did the husband feel frightened？C
A．Because he forgot to wear the socks．
B．Because one of his socks was missing．
C．Because his wife might find the truth．
D．Because it would disappoint his father．
23．The husband said the last sentence of the passage becauseD．
A．his wife was very hungry in the morning
B．his wife often dreamed of eating things
C．he wanted to have his wife buy new socks
D．he found his wife's breath very smelly
24．What would happen next most probably？B
A．The wife would leave the husband soon．
B．The couple would tell each other the truth．
C．The husband would buy a new pair of socks．
D．The couple's parents would help find the sock．
