Three engineers(工程师) and three accountants (会计) were traveling by train to a meeting. At the station, the three accountants each bought a ticket, but the three engineers bought only a single ticket. “How are three people going to travel
36 only one ticket?” asked an accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer.
They all
37 the train. The accountants took their own
38 , and all the three engineers went into a restroom and
39 the door behind them. The train
40 the station, and after a while the conductor (售票员) came to
41 tickets. He knocked on the restroom door and said, “Ticket, please!” The door opened just a
42 and a single arm appeared with a ticket in hand. The conductor
43 it and moved on.
The accountants saw this and
44 it was quite a clever idea.
45 after the conference, the accountants decided to
46 what the engineers did on the return trip and
47 some money.
When they got to the station, they bought a single ticket for the return trip. To their
48 , the engineers bought no tickets
49 .
“How are you going to travel without a ticket?” asked one
50 accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer.
51 they got on the train the three accountants went into a restroom and the three engineers went into another one that was
52 . Then the train started. Shortly afterwards(不久之后)
, one of the engineers left his restroom and walked
53 to the restroom
54 the accountants were
55 . He knocked on the door and said, “Ticket, please!”
| 小题2: | | A．put on | B．got off | C．got on | D．put off |
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| 小题3: | | A．seats | B．chairs | C．desks | D．tables |
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| 小题4: | | A．closed | B．hit | C．opened | D．knocked |
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| 小题5: | | A．arrived | B．left | C．walked | D．passed |
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| 小题6: | | A．get | B．put | C．collect | D．fetch |
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| 小题8: | | A．brought | B．took | C．held | D．returned |
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| 小题9: | | A．expected | B．agreed | C．showed | D．advised |
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| 小题11: | | A．learn | B．copy | C．tell | D．praise |
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| 小题12: | | A．save | B．earn | C．make | D．spend |
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| 小题13: | | A．pity | B．fear | C．joy | D．surprise |
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| 小题14: | | A．above all | B．after all | C．at all | D．in all |
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| 小题15: | | A．frightened | B．puzzled | C．excited | D．scared |
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| 小题16: | | A．After | B．Since | C．During | D．Before |
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| 小题17: | | A．not near | B．not far | C．not nearly | D．not closely |
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| 小题19: | | A．which | B．that | C．where | D．at where |
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| 小题20: | | A．hiding | B．standing | C．sitting | D．resting |
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