“I’m sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”

　　And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said,揑e’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but厰.

　　Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out,揑f you say something was wrong with your bus, Iid’ll punish you at once!?a“No, no, sir, ” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!”

　　56. The military camp was built in the village to

　　.

　　A. stop the soldiers going to towns

　　B. stop the soldiers meeting their friends

　　C. train the new soldiers

　　D. make the young men live quietly

　　57. Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because

　　.

　　A. he was kind to them.

　　B. they felt lonely.

　　C. they had something important to do

　　D. they were the best of all

　　58. The young officer was worried because

　　.

　　A. a traffic accident had happened

　　B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers

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