You can probably guess why the callers were in tears. The Christmas Truce story goes against most of what we have been taught about people. It lets us see the world as it can be and says, “This really happened once.” It shows us the potential we have as humans, and contradicts all of those TV and newspaper stories that tell us how mean and heartless people are. It is like hearing that our deepest wishes really are true: the world really can be different.

　　8．The soldiers began socialising with the enemy because ________.

　　A．they couldn't bear the meaningless killing

　　B．it was the best way to avoid being killed

　　C．they feared that they would be caught

　　D．their enemies were from similar backgrounds

　　9．How did the generals finally put an end to the soldiers' socialising?

　　A．They sent the soldiers' loved ones to prison.

　　B．They moved the two groups of soldiers further

　　apart.

　　C．They increased the number of officers to control the soldiers.

　　D．They warned the soldiers that they would face severe punishment.

　　10．The underlined word “stunned”

　　in Paragraph 4 most probably means “________”．

　　A．satisfied

　　B．shocked

　　C．amused

　　D．confused

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