The captain of a ship and a merchant（商人）were friends．The merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor（水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his ．One day when the captain had come from a with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had and suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll it for you in my storehouse _ you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get money．” But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up _ 60% ，so the merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had all the iron． The captain knew that his friend was lies，but he stayed _and said，“I knew that you had problems mice in your storehouse．” After a few days，the captain started voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but _ our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．” The merchant was very and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a ，who said，“The merchant must the captain the money which he got when he the iron，and then the captain must the merchant’s son back to him．” 小题1: A．car B．cart C．ship D．plane 小题2: A．voyage B．travel C．business D．visit 小题3: A．fallen B．raised C．widened D．risen 小题4: A．keep B．hide C．hold D．put 小题5: A．when B．since C．after D．until 小题6: A．many B．more C．a bit D．less 小题7: A．on B．in C．to D．by 小题8: A．dishonest B．honest C．real D．former 小题9: A．sold B．borrowed C．eaten D．drunk 小题10: A．talking B．making C．telling D．saying 小题11: A．friendly B．calm C．quiet D．angry 小题12: A．about B．in C．on D．with 小题13: A．another B．next C．the other D．other 小题14: A．while B．after C．during D．before 小题15: A．boring B．puzzled C．angry D．afraid 小题16: A．yet B．neither C．so D．either 小题17: A．lawyer B．manager C．child D．judge 小题18: A．return B．give C．offer D．lend 小题19: A．kept B．bought C．sold D．stole 小题20: A．bring B．fetch C．carry D．catch