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I still don't believe in ghosts(鬼) even after my experience at the Rose Inn.   1   I have never seen one. But stories have made me feel   2   since then. I arrived at the inn late at night and asked the landlord for a room.

"There's nothing left," he said, "  3   you'd like to sleep in Number 7. "

"Why not? "I said," What's   4   it? "I was   5   that I would have slept   6   .

"Nothing, "he said slowly.  "But something happened there a few months ago. "

Every old inn has its strange stories, so I thought that   7   he told me about it, the better. I was willing to listen to anything for a bed to   8   .

"A man came here late at night,   9   you," the landlord said. "I thought there was something strange about him because he kept   10   his shoulder while he was signing his name in the book. He asked me   11   room he could have and I offered him No. 7.  '   12   a man who has said he'll   13    me, 'he said suddenly. 'With a knife.' He looked so frightened that I thought I had better   14    him to his room. I locked the door and left him   15  . The next day we found him dead, with a knife beside him. "He had cut his throat. " the landlord said. "Or   16    had done it. Do you    17    sleeping there now you know the story?"

"Well," Iお said. "No one is   18   me. But Iお wish you had told me the story   19  . As it is, I'll sleep here on the floor in the bar if you’ve a couple of  20  .”

1. A. Because     B. At least    　　　　C. At most　　 　　　　 D. Though

2. A. natural　　  B. unsafe　　　　　　 C. brave　　　　　　    D. uncomfortable

3. A. unless　　   B. if　　  　　　　   C. since  　　　　　　  D. whether

4. A. the price　　 B. wrong with　　　　 C. the matter　　　　    D. to do with

5. A. so tired　　  B. so hurt　　　　　　 C. very weak　　　　　　 D. too worried

6. A. somewhere   B. anywhere　　　　  C. nowhere　　　　　　    D. anyhow

7. A. the later　　  B. all　　　　　　    C. the sooner　　   　　   D. more and more

8. A. sleep   　　 B. sleep in    　　　　C. sit on  　　　　　　     D. go to

9. A. 1ike　　    B. with　　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　　        D. because of

10. A. patting　　 B. shaking　　　　　　  C. rubbing　　　　        D. looking over

11. A. what　　   B. which　　　　 　　  C. the   　　　　　　　　 D. His

12. A. There’s　　 B. He's  　　　　　　  C. She’s  　　　　　　     D. That’s

13. A. harm       B. punish   　　　　   C. frighten   　　　　　　   D. kill

14. A. invite      B. take    　　　　　　 C. bring    　　　　　　    D. allow

15. A. by himself   B. for himself　　　　   C. dead　　　　   　　　　 D. trembling

16. A. whoever　　 B. nobody　　　　　　 C. you　　　　　　  　　    D. someone else

17. A. 1ike　　    B. mind　　　　　　    C. permit　　　　   　　    D. promise

18. A. beside　　  B. following　　　　　　 C. behind　　　　 　　　　  D. killing

19. A. at night　　 B. after I left　　　　　　 C. immediately　　       D. in the morning

20. A. policemen   B. blankets　　　　　　  C. passengers　　　　     D. swords

I still don't believe in ghosts(鬼) even after my experience at the Rose Inn.   1   I have never seen one. But stories have made me feel   2   since then. I arrived at the inn late at night and asked the landlord for a room.

"There's nothing left," he said, "  3   you'd like to sleep in Number 7. "

"Why not? "I said," What's   4   it? "I was   5   that I would have slept   6   .

"Nothing, "he said slowly.  "But something happened there a few months ago. "

Every old inn has its strange stories, so I thought that   7   he told me about it, the better. I was willing to listen to anything for a bed to   8   .

"A man came here late at night,   9   you," the landlord said. "I thought there was something strange about him because he kept   10   his shoulder while he was signing his name in the book. He asked me   11   room he could have and I offered him No. 7.  '   12   a man who has said he'll   13    me, 'he said suddenly. 'With a knife.' He looked so frightened that I thought I had better   14    him to his room. I locked the door and left him   15  . The next day we found him dead, with a knife beside him. "He had cut his throat. " the landlord said. "Or   16    had done it. Do you    17    sleeping there now you know the story?"

"Well," Iお said. "No one is   18   me. But Iお wish you had told me the story   19  . As it is, I'll sleep here on the floor in the bar if you’ve a couple of  20  .”

1. A. Because     B. At least    　　　　C. At most　　 　　　　 D. Though

2. A. natural　　  B. unsafe　　　　　　 C. brave　　　　　　    D. uncomfortable

3. A. unless　　   B. if　　  　　　　   C. since  　　　　　　  D. whether

4. A. the price　　 B. wrong with　　　　 C. the matter　　　　    D. to do with

5. A. so tired　　  B. so hurt　　　　　　 C. very weak　　　　　　 D. too worried

6. A. somewhere   B. anywhere　　　　  C. nowhere　　　　　　    D. anyhow

7. A. the later　　  B. all　　　　　　    C. the sooner　　   　　   D. more and more

8. A. sleep   　　 B. sleep in    　　　　C. sit on  　　　　　　     D. go to

9. A. 1ike　　    B. with　　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　　        D. because of

10. A. patting　　 B. shaking　　　　　　  C. rubbing　　　　        D. looking over

11. A. what　　   B. which　　　　 　　  C. the   　　　　　　　　 D. His

12. A. There’s　　 B. He's  　　　　　　  C. She’s  　　　　　　     D. That’s

13. A. harm       B. punish   　　　　   C. frighten   　　　　　　   D. kill

14. A. invite      B. take    　　　　　　 C. bring    　　　　　　    D. allow

15. A. by himself   B. for himself　　　　   C. dead　　　　   　　　　 D. trembling

16. A. whoever　　 B. nobody　　　　　　 C. you　　　　　　  　　    D. someone else

17. A. 1ike　　    B. mind　　　　　　    C. permit　　　　   　　    D. promise

18. A. beside　　  B. following　　　　　　 C. behind　　　　 　　　　  D. killing

19. A. at night　　 B. after I left　　　　　　 C. immediately　　       D. in the morning

20. A. policemen   B. blankets　　　　　　  C. passengers　　　　     D. swords

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　　Aristotle was the first to watch living things and to try to find out how life begins, and to write down things __1__. He watched things carefully and learned. Such are his__2__of work with the catfish（鯰魚）.He __3__ hours in a small boat off the coast of Lesbos, looking down at a catfish that was __4__ its eggs among the grass like plant. Later he made a __5__ of what he had seen: “The fish lays eggs not deep in water, usually close to roots.” After he had watched the __6__ of the catfish for a long time, Aristotle began to __7__ other things about fish.

　　“Fishes can produce no __8__”, he wrote, “for they have no __9__ , but some of them, as the catfish in the river, make sounds __10__ rubbing their gill（魚鰓）covers.”

　　So day after day from his small boat, Aristotle watched the life of the __11__ world. Everyone had seen fish before, and the fishermen knew something about their habits, for this __12__ helped them to get a bigger __13__. But until then no one had watched the ways of fish for the single aim of trying to understand them.

　　Aristotle thought that if he watched each living thing __14__ and wrote down what he saw, he would come __15__ to an understanding of life. It was there on the shore of the Lesbian Gulf __16__ he began his biological studies. Through the __17__ thus collected, Aristotle was able to write some fifty books. At his great school he __18__, Aristotle talked with his pupils, and he wrote down his __19__ in book after book. Most of Aristotle's books have been __20__, but enough of his works remain just to prove that he is the first and the greatest biologist.