In a small town, a shopkeeper works hard every day. But one day he closed his shop in the

    1and went home. He was very tired, he didn't have supper and went to bed at once. At that time the telephone 2 . A man said, “What time do you open your 3 ，sir?” The shopkeeper was unhappy. He thought the man played a trick on him. He did not answer it and went 4 to bed. A few minutes 5 the telephone rang again. He 6 and went to pick up the phone and found that voice (声音) was the 7 man and he asked the same question. The shopkeeper 8 answered. “You needn't ask me that because I can't let you 9 my shop. It's late now.”

    “No. I want to go out.” the man said, “My wife 10 me at home for dinner now.”

    Every year, a magazine called Executive Travel organizes a competition to find the best airline of the year. Travelers from all over the world are invited to vote for the most punctual(准时的), the safest and the friendliest airline. The competition also invites them to tell their most frightening stories during their travels. Now let's read some travelers' tales of1 flying experiences.

    One traveler shared his story which happened on an African airline. The flight had been overbooked(超额预定).The flight staff picked the2 out by saying that all passengers with boarding cards run around the plane twice; the 3 getting the seats.

    Another overbooked flight that was going from Heathrow Airport to America gave a traveler a bit of a shock. Dressed only in trousers, a shirt and socks, the traveler had been allowed to leave the plane to see 4 he could get a friend aboard. But when he 5a few minutes later, he found the plane closed up and about to start moving—with his shoes, wallet, passport and luggage on board. Striking heavily on the door, he was allowed to get back inside.

    Luggage is also a rich source of horror stories. There was the unlucky traveler who left Chicago where the temperature was-11℃. He was going to attend an important meeting in Dallas where the temperature was as 6 as 26.7℃. Unfortunately, his suitcase had gone to Los Angeles and wasn't able to be sent to him before the meeting. So he had to attend the meeting in a thick suit, a heavy overcoat and a fur hat.

Saving Jesse's Arm

    At about 8 p.m. on July 6^th, eight-year-old Jesse was playing in the sea in a National Park near Pensacola. It was the end of a perfect day at the beach with his uncle and aunt.

    Suddenly, a two-meter-long shark(鲨鱼) appeared 1 and it bit off Jesse's right arm from the shoulder. By the time his uncle and aunt pulled Jesse out of the water, he was unconscious (失去知觉的) and had already lost a lot of 2.

    While Jesse's aunt was giving the boy the kiss of life, his uncle ran back into the sea and 3the shark. Amazingly, he managed to catch the shark and pull it out of the water onto the beach, although this might sound impossible. At that moment two park workers arrived to help the family and one of them shot the shark four times in the head. Then he held open the shark's 4while the other worker reached down its stomach and pulled out Jesse's arm.

    A few minutes later, a helicopter (直升机) took the boy and his arm to the nearest hospital, where Dr. Ian Rogers and his team managed to5the arm to Jesse's body again. The operation lasted eleven hours. When the doctors saw Jesse's fingers go pink, they knew the operation had been a6.

    After such a terrible accident nobody believes that good things will happen, but the medical team are hopeful that Jesse will be able to 7 his arm again in the future.

    “Although Jesse's story is terrifying, it would be not correct to think that sharks are always so dangerous. Sharks are usually harmless to human.” Dr. Ian Rogers said. “However, we should be 8for safety and should only swim on beaches where there are lifeguards.”

    Mr. King is a very old man. He likes1dumplings very much. Every Sunday, he goes to a Chinese2near his home and eats dumplings for dinner. Ann works there as a waitress. She often3with the old man when he is there. The old man likes sharing his stories with people and soon they become good 4. Every time after Mr. King5his dinner, he always puts some coins on the table. The 6 is for Ann It's her tip (小费).

    One day, Mr. King asked Ann," Do you want some coins or half my lottery prize (乐透奖)as a tip?" Ann thought that he was making fun of her7she laughed and said, Half of8prize.”

    The next day, Mr. King won (赢得))the lottery prize and 9six million dollars. Then he went to the restaurant10and gave Ann the tip-half of his lottery prize！

    David is 1 American school boy. His school is not 2 from his home. It takes him only ten 3 to go to school by bus. But he's often late for school because he can't get up 4. It's a 5 day today. David gets up early. He has breakfast and goes to school. He 6 to the bus station. He takes a bus 7 seven o'clock. His classes begin at half past seven. But today he is 8 late. Do you know 9? Because he takes a 10 bus!