A. two weeks
B. three weeks
C. more than a month
D. more than two months
③ What had the doctor told him to do?
A. to stay in bed
B. to have a nice sleep
C. to go home
D. to call him again
④ We can see from this passage that_____ .
A. the doctor had played a trick on the guy
B. the guy must have stayed in bed for a long time
C. the guy was very angry with the doctor
D. the doctor did call upon the guy
⑤ What had been the guy's problem?
A. He had caught a cold.
B. He had had a mental problem.
C. He needed a good rest.
D. He had been homesick.
73.从未来访
一人在购物中心偶遇他的医生。他走上前去说：“六周以前我在你
的办公室，你告诉我让我回家去卧床直到你来访。但你从未来访。”
“我没去吗？”医生说，“那你现在下床干什么？”
74. A Vacation Cruise
One stupid guy reads an ad about a vacation cruise that costs
only $ 100.After he signs up and pays, the travel agent hits him
with a bat, knocks him unconscious and throws him out the back door
into the river. Soon another guy comes in, pays his fee and gets
the same treatment
Fifteen minutes later, as the two are floating down the river
together, the first man says, "I wonder if they're serving any food
on this cruise."
"I don' t know, the second guy replied. "They didn't last year."
Notes:
(1) cruise n.乘船巡游；巡航
(2) sign up 签约
(3) bet n.棒
(4) unconscious adj.没有知觉的；不省人事的
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：
① The first man heard about the cheap vacation cruise.
② The first man is knocked unconscious and carried unto a
ship.
③ The second guy doesn't have to pay since he was on the cruise
last year.
④ The second guy comes about 15 minutes later than the first
man.
⑤ The second guy was even more foolish than the first.
74.假日巡航游
一愚笨之人读到一则假日巡航游只须花100 元的广告。在他签了字
付了款后，旅游经纪人用棒猛击了他一下，把他打昏了过去，并把他从
后门扔进了河里。不久又来了一个人，付了钱并得到了相同的待遇。
十五分钟后，这两个人一起向河的下游漂去。第一个人说：“不知
道他们这次巡航游是否提供食物。”
“不知道，”第二个人说道，“去年是没有的。”
75.This Way to Request
I had fallen and dislocated my elbow, which made writing checks
for my small business nearly impossible. I called my bank to explain
that the signature on my checks would look odd due to my accident,
and would they please horror them anyway.
"Okay," said the woman on the phone, "but you' 11 have to write
a letter to the bark telling them that you are requesting this.
"
Notes:
(1) dislocate v.脱离原位；使脱臼
(2) signature n.签名
(3) due to 由于
(4) honor v.承认并如期支付
Exercises:
根据短文填空：
① I had fallen and_____ my elbow.
② It made writing checks for my small business_____
impossible.
③ I called my bank to_____ that the signature _____my checks
would look odd due to my accident.
④ "Okay," said the woman_____ the phone.
⑤ But you'll have to write a letter to the bank _____them that
you are requesting this.
75.如是请求
我摔倒了，肘骨脱臼了。这使得我几乎不能给我的小生意签账单了。
我打电话给银行解释说由于事故，账单上我的签名看起来会有些古怪，
并请求他们无论如何给予承兑。
“好的，”电话中的女子说，“但你必须给银行写封信，告诉他们
你在作此项请求。”
76.The Problem of Two Flounders
Simon was an inveterate fisherman, well known for exaggerating
the size of "the one that got away". But there came a day when he
actually caught two enormous flounders. He immediately invited a
few friends over to dine, then tried to figure out how best to serve
the fish." If I use both," he told his wife, "it will seem
ostentatious."
"Why not serve a piece of each?" she suggested.
"No, if I cut them up, nobody will believe I caught two giant
flounders." Simon racked his brain. Then he had an idea.
The guests were seated at the table when their host strode in
with a platter, holding the biggest flounder they'd ever seen.
Suddenly Simon stumbled and fell. Everyone cried out in dismay as
the fish crashed to the floor, but Simon quickly brushed himself
off.
"Dear, " he called out to his wife, "bring in the other
flounder!"