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The manager of a small building company was very (21) to get a bill for two white mice which one of his workmen had bought. He sent for the workman and asked him why he had had the bill (22) to the company.
"well ," the workman answered , "you remember the house we were (23) in Newbridge last week. don't you? One of the things we had to do there was to put in some
New electric wiring. Well , in one place we had to pass some wires through a pipe (24) and about an inch across ,
which was built into solid stone and had four big bends (弯角) in it. (25) could think how to do this unless I had a good idea. I went to a shop and bought two white mice ,
one of them male and the other female. Then I tied a thread to the body of the male mouse and put him into the pipe at one end , (26) Bill held the female mouse at the
other end and pressed her gently to make her squeak. When the male mouse heard the female mouse's squeaks , he rushed along the pipe to help her. I suppose he was a gentleman (27) he was only a mouse. Anyway , as he ran through the pipe , he (28) the thread behind him. It was then quite easy for us to tie one end of the thread to the electric wires and pull them (29) the pipe. " The manager (30) the bill
for the white mice.
21. A. surprised B. sorry C. strange D. fearful
22. A. to be sent B. to sent C. send D. sent
23. A. mending B. cleaning C. repairing D. setting
24. A. thirty-feet-long B. thirty foots long
C. thirty feet long D. thirty feets long
25. A. None of us B. No one us
C. No of us D. None us
26. A. as B. so C. while D. when
27. A. even though B. as though
C. in fact D. sure enough
28. A. pulled B. pushed C. lifted D. brought
29. A. along B. through C. inside D. towards
30. A. received B. agreed C. paid D. cashed
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