40. The sentence in the letter would be 　　　.

　 A.“I don't want to use a man who has saved me.”

B.“I don't like a man who dreams a strange dream.”

　 C. “The night watchman's duty is to stay awake the whole night. ”

D. “Thanks a lot for your dream. ”

IV Error Correction

Each year, more and more thing are made of paper.　　　　　 　41. _________

We have had paper cups, plates, and dishes for long　　　　　　 42. _________

time. But now we hear that chairs, tables and still　　　　　　　 43. _________

beds can be made from paper. With paper boots and　　　　　　 44. _________

shoes you can dress paper hats, paper gloves and　　　　　　　 45. _________

paper rain coats. When you have use them once, you　　　　　　 46. _________

throw them away before long and to buy new ones.　　　　　　 47. _________

The latest invention in paper seems to be paper　　　　　 　　　48. _________

houses. You can put it up yourself after a few hours　　　　　　 49. _________

and then you can use for about five years or more.　　　　　　　 50. _________

39. The owner gave the night watchman 5,000 dollars 　　　.

A. as a reward　　 B. as his wage　 C. as a prize for his good work

D. because the night watchman had saved him in time of danger

38. He postponed his trip. Here the word "postpone" means 　　　.

　 A. insisted on　　　　　　　 B. put off　　　　　　　　　 C. stopped　　　　　　　　　 D. regretted

37. The owner was going to trip 　　　.

A. with his family　　 B. by train　　　　　 C. by water　　　　 D. by air

36. In the office the owner was 　　　.

　 A. preparing for his trip　　 B. waiting for the night watchman

　 C. thinking whether he would believe what the night watchman said

　 D. writing a letter to book his ticket

35. The drunken man who telephoned the owner wanted to get out, because 　　　.

A.　　　　　 he had drunk enough before he came

B.　　　　　 he had left something outside the bar and he wanted to have a look at it

C.　　　　　 he was not served well and he was so angry that he wanted to go out

D.　　　　 the owner closed the bar without noticing the drunken man and left him locked inside

B.

The owner of a large company, who was about to take a trip overseas dropped in to his office early in the morning to make some arrangements(安排).He was telephoning for a ticket for his trip when the night watchman came in, who was back from work and said “Good morning” to the owner. Then he told the owner that he had dreamed that very night of his employer’s(雇主)plane crashing(坠毁)after take-off. The owner was surprised to hear this. He decided there was in what the night watchman had said. He postponed his trip.

As things turned out, the night watchman’s dream was correct. That day the plane exploded(爆炸)just after leaving the ground. The owner sent for the night watchman and gave him 5,000 dollars and a letter. He said , “I’m very sorry to do so. Read the letter when you get home. ”

The puzzled man hurried home and tore the letter open in a hurry. After taking a look, he turned pale. There was only one sentence in it. And he knew that he had been fired.

34. The drunken man telephoned the bar owner 　　　.

A.　　　　　 in the afternoon B. at noon　 C. in the evening　 D. early in the morning

33. The caller made two phone calls to the owner 　　.

A.　　　　　 at a phone booth(亭) B. inside the bar　 C. at home　 D. in a hotel

32. "What time do you open up in the morning?" shows that 　　　.

A.　　　　　 the caller didn't know the exact time when the bar opened

B.　　　　　 the caller was anxious to go to the bar to drink

C.　　　　　 the caller left something in the bar and wanted to find it

D.　　　　 the caller wanted to get out

31. The business ended 　　　　at two o'clock.

A.　　　　　 before midnight　 B. afternoon　 C. after midnight　 D. in the afternoon