Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all
over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many
prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said.
“I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is
1 .”
And he told the 2 . He
had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something
interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to
take her with him, but he always 3 . “I’ll travel
for my work, not for 4 ,” he told her . “You won’t
enjoy yourself, and I won’t have
5 to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even
anywhere to 6 , and I have to sleep outside. I often
don’t have a good 7 or a bath for days. You
won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t 8 .
“I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go
overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he 9 about
it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to
Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild
10 there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very 11 ,
and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went off to 12 some
lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated.
She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her 13 .
He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and 14 it
at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “ 15 , woman! I
can’t get you both in the picture!”
1. A.dangerous B.natural C.convenient D.impossible
2. A.lie B.reason C.news D.truth
3. A.allowed B.refused C.failed D.joked
4. A.wealth B.prize C.pleasure D.luck
5. A.money B.time C.interest D.ability
6. A.meet B.work C.shop D.stay
7. A.meal B.picnic C.room D.party
8. A.agree B.understand C.reply D.complain
9. A.worried B.forgot C.asked D.thought
10. A.land B.flowers C.animals D.people
11. A.sad B.excited C.surprised D.amazed
12. A.find B.feed C.drive D.shoot
13. A.singing B.crying C.laughing D.cheering
14. A.threw B.fired C.showed D.pointed
15. A.Hurry up B.Look out C.Slow down D.Go ahead