Peter's job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier (边界) to make sure that they were not smuggling (走私) anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __36__ the hill towards the frontier, __37__ a bike with grass on it. When the bike __38__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __39__ him take the grass off. Then he would examine the straw very __40__ to see whether he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man's pockets __41__ he let him tie (捆绑) the grass again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __42 __ to find gold or other valuable things hidden in the straw, he never found __43__. He was sure the man was smuggling something, but he was not __44__ to think out what it could be.
Then one evening, after he had looked __45__ the grass and emptied the worker's pockets __46__ usual, he __47__ to him, "Listen, I know you are smuggling things __48__ this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is? I'm an old man, and today's my last day on the job. Tomorrow I'm going to retire (退休). I promise I shall not tell __49__ if you tell me what you've been smuggling." The worker did not say anything for __50__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, "Bikes."
小题2: | A.filling | B.pulling | C.pushing | D.carrying |
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小题3: | A.arrived | B.appeared | C.came | D.reached |
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小题5: | A.carefully | B.quickly | C.silently | D.horribly |
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小题6: | A.before | B.after | C.first | D.so |
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小题7: | A.lucky | B.hoping | C.thinking | D.wondering |
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小题8: | A.nothing | B.something | C.everything | D.anything |
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小题9: | A.possible | B.strong | C.able | D.clever |
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小题10: | A.through | B.thoroughly | C.upon | D.up |
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小题12: | A.told | B.cried | C.ordered | D.said |
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小题13: | A.cross | B.past | C.across | D.into |
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小题14: | A.everyone | B.anyone | C.no one | D.someone |
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小题15: | A.moment | B.long time | C.sometime | D.some time |
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