2012届广东省云浮中学高三英语第一次模拟考试题及答案
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Once upon a time,
a poor traveller stopped under a tree.
From his bag he took out a bowl of16 __ (
boil)
rice and started to eat.
Nearby was a small shop,
where a woman was selling fried fish to travellers able to pay for 17__ .
When the man finished eating and got up to leave,
she shouted, &
ldquo;
You have not paid me for your meal!&
rdquo;
&
ldquo;
But I ordered nothing from you!&
rdquo;
he said.
&
ldquo;
Everyone can see that you 18__ (
enjoy)
the smell of my fried fish with your rice,&
rdquo;
argued the woman. &
ldquo;
If you hadn&
rsquo;
t smelt the fish,
your meal would not have been so 19__ (
please)!&
rdquo;
Soon a crowd gathered. 20__
they supported the traveller,
they also agreed that the wind was blowing from the shop to the place 21
he had eaten,
carrying the smell of the fried fish to him.
At last,
the woman took him to a judge and after 22__ (
tell)
the judge the story,
she insisted that 23
the man had enjoyed her fish smell,
he should pay 25
cents.
After hearing the evidence,
the judge asked the man to drop 24__ 25-
cent coin on the ground. &
ldquo;
Here is your payment,
the sound of 25
cents 25 __
the smell of the fried fish.&
rdquo;