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                                                                   A Delicious Book

      Mr. King taught English in a middle school. He was very b   1    all the time and couldn't do some r   2   . So

he left the school and opened a bookshop in the c   3    of the town. It wasn't big enough but all the books were

nice and most people liked to buy some there. When the shop was c   4   , he could read at home. He knew a lot

and the learned (有学问的) persons were glad to make f   5    with him.

      It was Sunday and it was cold outside. Mr. King was very busy. At nine in the evening all the buyers left

e   6    a girl. She was dressed up and waited for s   7    there. Standing by the shelves, she looked over the

books one after a   8   . It made them in a fearful mess (凌乱不堪). Mr. King came up to her and asked,

"Excuse me, madam. What can I do for you?" "Your books are all dull (乏味的)," said the girl. "I want a d   9   

one."

      "That's easy," Mr. King smiled. He b   10    out a cookbook (烹调书) and said, "Here you are, madam."

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