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Mr. Robinson had to travel somewhere on business, and as he was in a hurry,
he decided to go by __1__ . He liked sitting __2__ a window when he was flying,
so he got onto the plane, he looked for a window seat. He __3__ all of them
taken except one. There was a young man __4__ beside it, and Robinson was
surprised that he had not taken the one by the window. Anyhow, he went towards
it.
When he __5__ it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it, written
__6__ large letters, __7__ “This seat is kept for proper balance. Thank you.”
Mr. Robinson had never seen such a notice before, but he thought the plane must
be carrying something particularly heavy in its room __8__ made it necessary to
have the passengers properly balance. So he walked on and found __9__ empty
seat, not beside the window __10__ .
Two or three other people __11__ to sit in the window seat next to the
young man, but they also read the notice and went on. Then when the plane was
nearly 12__ a very beautiful girl __13__ into the plane. The young man, who was
watching the passengers coming in, 14__ took the notice __15__ the seat beside
him, and by this means succeeded in having a pretty companion during the whole
trip.
1. A. air B. water C. train D. bus
2. A. on B. nearly C. beside D. far from
3. A. wanted B. found C. thought D. hoped
4. A. seating B. seated C. seat D. sat
5. A. arrived B. sat on C. reached D. left
6. A. through B. by C. with D. in
7.A. said B. saying C. spoken D. speaking
8. A. and B. this C. who D. which
9. A. another B. other C. the other D. the only
10. A. to sit B. to be sat C. to sit on D. to be sat in
11. A. stuck B. tried C. managed D. refused
12. A. empty B. full C. up D. down
13. A. reached B. stepped C. entered D. left
14. A. quickly B. fast C. slowly D. soon
15. A. onto B. away C. off D. up
名师点评
乘飞机时喜爱窗子旁边,但是临窗的座位上有一个警告,上面写着:此座留着是为了保持飞机平衡,
只好作罢。又有几个乘客看到空座走了过去,但看到纸条后都离开了。这时,上来一个年轻漂亮的女士,旁边的年轻人就把纸条拿掉了。阅读时注意体会文章的幽默感。
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