4.(　 ) A. box　　　　 B. lie　　　　　 C. needle　 　　　　D. machine

3.(　 ) A. stories　　 B. them　　　　 C. something　　　 D. lies

2.(　 ) A. round　　　 B. back　　　　 C. off　　　　　　 D. away

1. A. man　　　 B. monkey　　　 C. machine　　　 D. clock

15.(　 )A.against　 B. to　　　　 C. down　　　 D. back to

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　 Dyson fixed the little box on Eva’s head. “It’s a very clever __1__,” he said. “When a person tells a lie(谎) , this needle (针) here moves __2__. The numbers 0 to 20 show the size of the lie. Now talk to me. Tell me a few good lies.”

　 Eva laughed, “What about? I never tell __3__!”

　 The __4__ moved from zero to 4. “You’ve just told one,” Dyson said, “A group 4 lie __5_ and uninteresting. People often say, I never tell lies. It isn’t a __6__, of course. Tell me a big, exciting lie.

“What about this, then? You’ve got an ugly(丑陋的)face, Tom Dyson.”

The needle __7__ to zero. “No lie,” Dyson said, “So my mother was right, then. She always said I was an ugly child. But this isn’t a joke, Eva. The police use __8__ like this. Suppose a man kills somebody. The police __9__ him; and he says,‘No! No! I didn’t kill anybody!’ Now that’ an excellent __10_. It would send the needle round to __11__. Think of a fat lie, like that.”

　 “ I hate you, Tom Dyson!” Eva cried. “ Oh, how I hate you! Is that lie big enough? Tell me---- what __12__ is it in?”

　 Dyson was looking at the needle. “Funny,” he said, “ It seems to be stuck(粘住) at 20. There must be something __13__ with it.” He picked up the machine and shook it. The needle __14__ at 20. “No good, “ he said, “It’s never been wrong before. Eva, have you----?” He looked at her then. He didn’t understand the __15__ on her face.

14.(　 )A.angry　　 B. angrily　　 C. surprised　　 D. unhappy

13.(　 )A.fly　　　 B. flying　　　 C. flown　　　 D. flights

12.(　 )A.have covered　 B. covered with　 C. is covered with　 D. cover with

11.(　 )A.noodles　　　 B. porridge　　 C. dumplings　 D. cakes

8.(　 )A,through　 B. to　　　　　 C. cross　　　 D. across

(　 )9A.nearly　　 B. almost　　　 C. most　　　 D. mostly

(　 )gratulate　 B. celebrate　　 C. contribute　 D. protect