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Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey.
As the train was moving across a wilderness (荒野), the passengers looked out of the windows quietly.
When the train reached a bend (转弯处), it
1 and a simple house appeared. It was so easy to notice that
everybody on the train turned to "enjoy" with eyes wide open. Some passengers began a discussion about it.
The young man was also
2 by the scenery. On his return he
3 the train at the nearest station and found his
way to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the
4 of the train. He wanted to sell the house, but
nobody would buy it.
Soon the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the
5 . He thought it was a good place for
6 because it
was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the
7 passengers would be very interested
in the house.
He tried to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement.
8 the
Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their signs. To everyone's surprise, the young man was
9 180,000
dollars for a three-year rent.
This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to
10 . Many people have got new ideas
from it.
( )1. A fell behind
( )2. A. attacked
( )3. A. got on
( )4. A. track
( )5. A. room
( )6. A. advertisement
( )7. A. excited
( )8. A. Since then
( )9. A. shown
( )10. A. success
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B. dropped off
B. fright ened
B. looked for
B. conductor
B. place
B. information
B. tired
B. At last
B. allowed
B. confidence
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C. slowed down
C. trapped
C. got off
C. passenger
C. house
C. relaxing
C. surprised
C. At least
C. offered
C. activity
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D. rushed out
D. attracted
D. waited for
D. noise
D. land
D. traveling
D. worried
D. So far
D. returned
D. invention
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