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　　When I was at university, I studied very hard．But a lot of my friends did 　　1　　．Some of them did just enough to 　　2　　．Others didn't do quite enough．Fred Baines was one of them．He spent more time drinking in the students' Café than working 　　3　　．

　　Once at the end of the term, we had to take an important exam in chemistry, which had 　　4　　 questions．Beside each question we had to write“Right”or“Wrong”．While I was studying in my room the night before the exam, Fred was watching TV．He usually 　　5　　 the night before an exam, but on the night he looked very relaxed．Then he told me of his plan．

　　“It's very simple．There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the exam．I'll take 　　6　　 into the classroom．I haven't studied a 　　7　　 book for months, so I'll just toss the coin．I'm sure I'll get half the questions right in this way．”

　　The next day, Fred came happily into the classroom．He sat tossing a coin for half an hour when he wrote down his answers．　　8　　 he left, half an hour before us．

　　Two days later, he saw the chemistry teacher in his office．He asked,“Have you got the 　　9　　 of the exam? What score did I get?”

　　The teacher looked at him and smiled,“Ah, it's you, Fred．Just a minute．”He reached into his pocket and took out a coin, threw it into the air, caught it in his hand and looked at it．

　　“I'm terrible sorry, Fred,”he said,“You 　　10　　．”

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　　Ellen Parker was worried about her health．She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stars．She was soon out of breath(气喘吁吁)．

　　“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought．

　　She went to the doctor and told him her problem．

　　“I’m not surprised at all,” he said．“It’s obvious what your problem is．”

　　He looked her over then gave her some advice．

　　“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs．Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack．It could kill you．”

　　Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s．She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time．

　　The next day she went shopping．The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop(肉铺)．

　　“I’d like ten pounds of steak(牛排), please,” she said．

　　“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak．He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale(天平)．

　　“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said．

　　“That big enough,” Mrs．Parker said．

　　The butcher worked out the price．

　　“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please．Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

　　“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs．Parker said．

　　“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”

　　“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds．I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like．”

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　　King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people．He often asked 　　1　　 which were strange．His people had to use words in a 　　2　　 way to answer these questions．

　　Once Akbar asked a very strange question．He looked at his people．　　3　　 he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer．It was at this moment that Bribal entered the palace．Birbal 　　4　　 the habit of the king．He understood the 　　5　　 at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can 　　6　　 for an answer?”

　　Akbar said, “How many crows(乌鸦)are there in the city?”

　　　　7　　 even a moment's thought, Birbal replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord．”

　　“How can you be so 　　8　　?” asked Akbar．

　　Birbal said, “Make your men 　　9　　, My Lord．If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚)here．If you find 　　10　　 crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else．”

　　Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal's wise answer．

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