Henry'sjobwastoexaminecarswhichcrossedthefrontier(边境)tomakesurethattheywerenotsmuggling(走私)anythingintothecountry.Everyevening1atweekendshe2seeafactoryworkercomingupthehilltowardsthefrontierpushingabicyclewithabigloadofstraw(稻草)onit.Whenthebicycle3thefrontier.Henryusedtostopthemanand4himtakethestrawoffand5it.Thenhewouldexaminethestrawcarefullytosee6hecouldfindanythingafterwhichhewouldlookinalltheman'spocketsbeforehelethimtiestrawagain.Themanwouldthenputitonhisbicycleandgooff7thehillwithit.AlthoughHenrywasalways8tofindgoldorjewelleryorothervaluablethings9inthestrawheneverfoundanythingeventhoughheexamineditvery10.Hewassurethatthemanwas11somethingbuthewasnot12toimaginewhatitcouldbe.
Thenoneeveningafterhehadlookedthroughthestrawandemptiedthefactoryworker'spockets13usualhe14tohim“ListenIknowthatyou'resmugglingthings15thisfrontier.Won'tyoutellmewhatitisthatyouarebringing16sosuccessfully?I'manoldmanandtodayismylastdayonthe17.TomorrowI'mgoingto18.IpromisethatIshallnottell19ifyoutellmewhatyou'vebeensmuggling.”Thefactoryworkerdidn'tsayanythingfor20.ThenhesmiledturnedtoHenryandsaidquickly“Bicycles!”
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A.beside
B.besides
C.except
D.and
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A.should
B.would
C.can
D.must
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A.arrived
B.appeared
C.came
D.reached
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A.force
B.order
C.make
D.help
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A.show
B.cover
C.untie
D.loose
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A.that
B.where
C.how
D.whether
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A.towards
B.round
C.down
D.up
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A.lucky
B.happy
C.expecting
D.insisting
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A.havebeenhidden
B.hide
C.hasbeenhidden
D.hidden
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