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There was a farmer who lived on a farm with his wife in a small village. All they 1 was a truck and an old bull.
One day, the farmer woke up and 2 that the bull had died. He came to his wife and said, "I should take our 3 to the town and buy us a new bull. I know you need the truck to keep the farm 4. So when I get a bull, I'll send you a telegram so you can know when to pick me up."

The farmer 5 in the town late that day and had to get a hotel room. The next morning he only had 401 dollars 6.
He went to the market and bought a 7, young bull for 400 dollars happily. When he arrived at the post office, he 8 to the telegraph operator, "I need to send a 9 to my wife so she can pick my bull and me up. How much is a word?"
"Prices went up a few years ago," 10 the operator. "A word is one dollar now."
"Oh," said the farmer 11, "I can only send one word!" He thought for a while and then said, "OK, send my wife the word ' 12 '."
"Comfortable? Are you sure?" asked the operator 13.
The farmer replied, "Sure! My wife only has a 4th-grade education. When she 14, she has to sound the word out syllable (音节) by syllable. 15 when she sees the word 'comfortable', she'll read it as 'come-for-ta-bull'. Then she can understand my meaning."
()1. A. grew B. planted C. owned D. took
()2. A. remembered B. found C. changed D. hoped
()3. A. money B. clothes C. land D. housework
()4. A. making B. raining C. lying D. running
()5. A. got B. arrived C. reached D. threw
()6. A. left B. prepared C. lost D. recorded
()7. A. weak B. quiet C. strong D. sick
()8. A. read B. said C. listened D. took
()9. A. letter B. gift C. magazine D. message
()10. A. asked B. replied C. wrote D. sang
()11. A. in surprise B. in danger C. in silence D. in fact
()12. A. awful B. wonderful C. primary D. comfortable
()13. A. perfectly B. usually C. amazedly D. possibly
()14. A. looks B. watches C. sees D. reads
()15. A. But B. So C. Or D. And

完形填空
一位农民只剩一美元,他要给妻子发电报,但一美元只能发一个词,于是这个农民就发了"comfortable"一词。
1. C 由后面的 a truck and an old bull 可推知,他们所拥有的一切是一辆卡车和一头老公牛。own 意为"拥有"。
2. B 由后面的 that the bull had died 可推知,他发现公牛已经死了。
3. A 由后面的 buy us a new bull 可推知,农民拿钱去镇上买一头新的公牛。
4. D 由前面的 you need the truck 可推知,他的妻子需要这辆卡车来保证农场经营。
5. B 由后面的 in the town 及 get a hotel room 可判断,他到达城镇很晚。arrive in 意为"到达"。
6. A 由语境可判断,他只剩下了 401 美元。"have ...left"意为"剩下……"。
7. C 由后面的 for 400 dollars happily 可判断,农民买了一头又壮又年轻的公牛。
8. B 此处是农民和电报员说。
9. D 由前面的 telegraph operator 可判断,农民要发信息给妻子。message 意为"信息"。
10. B 由前面的"How much is a word?"和后面的"A word is one dollar now."可知,这里指"电报员回答道"。reply 意为"回答"。
11. A 由后面的"I can only send one word!"及语境可判断,这个农民很吃惊。in surprise 意为"吃惊地"。
12. D 由后面的"Comfortable? Are you sure?"及下文可知,农民发的电报内容只有 comfortable 一个词。
13. C 由前面的"Comfortable? Are you sure?"连续两个疑问句可判断,电报员惊奇地问。amazedly 意为"惊奇地"。
14. D 由后面的 she has to sound the word out syllable by syllable 可推知,当她读电报时,她要把这个词一个音节一个音节地读出声来。read 意为"阅读"。
15. B 前后两句为因果关系,前因后果,此处应用 So。