Question

Mr. Duff had several farms in the village. He 　36　 some workers and made them work more than twelve hours a 　37　. He didn’t supply them enough food and paid them less. So he became 　38  man there. Nobody liked him except his little son Eldon. The young man 　39  to be at school. He was often late for class and 　40  his classmates inside the school. He was weak at his 　41  and often made some excuses to stay at home.

　　One day the young man stole 　42　 in a shop. But at the gate he was caught. He brought out a 　43　 and hurt the gatekeeper while he was being sent to the 　44　. His father gave him a lot of 　45　 and helped him to leave for a city. About ten years later the young man 　46  a bandit chieftain (匪首). He often told his bandits to steal in the 　47　 and markets or rob（抢劫）in the villages. He got a lot of money and asked his father to 　48　 it for him.

　　Once the police station 　49　 that Eldon and his bandits were robbing in a small town. Plenty of policemen and soldiers 　50　 there. He shot a few policemen and soldiers and 　51　. He was hurt in the fight and found it was 　52　 for him to stay in the city and he had to hide in the 　53　 which were not far from his village. Several policemen went to Mr. Duff’s house and told him not to hide his son.

　　One of his workers knew about it and asked, “I hear your son has become a successful man. Is that right?”

　　“I think it’s 　54　,” answered Mr. Duff, “The police will award（悬赏）two hundred thousand dollars to the person who 　55　 him!”

 

36. A. found	B. invited	C. employed	D. borrowed
37. A. day	B. week	C. month	D. year
38. A. poorer	B. the poorest	C. richer	D. the richest
39. A. liked	B. hated	C. hoped	D. tried
40. A. helped	B. played with	C. talked with	D. fought with
41. A. lessons	B. games	C. competition	D. plays
42. A. a cheap watch	B. a cheap book	C. an expensive watch	D. an expensive book
43. A. pen	B. knife	C. ruler	D. guitar
44. A. post office	B. police station	C. biology lab	D. playground
45. A. money	B. maps	C. newspapers	D. records
46. A. left	B. killed	C. advised	D. became
47. A. schools	B. shops	C. forest	D. kitchens
48. A. keep	B. destroy	C. break	D. weigh
49. A. reported	B. was reported	C. described	D. was described
50. A. stayed	B. discussed	C. swam	D. hurried
51. A. went to bed	B. was in hospital	C. ran away	D. had a good rest
52. A. easy	B. difficult	C. possible	D. important
53. A. river	B. lake	C. street	D. mountains
54. A. true	B. impossible	C. dangerous	D. strange
55. A. sees	B. meets	C. catches	D. touches

Answer 1

36―40 CADBD 41―45 ACBBA 46―50 DBABD 51―55 CBDAC