Once a gentleman was traveling on a train. He felt ___16___ and got off at a station in search of water. When he reached the water tap (水龙头), the___17___started. He ran back but___18___it.
It was getting___19___and he decided to spend the night at the station. The next morning he asked the ticket office about the next train and was told it would be on the next___20___. So he decided to find a place for a day’s___21_ _. He went to the nearby hotel to ask for a room but found ____22__.
At last he___23___a small house. He asked the__24____ whether he could stay in his house for a day. The owner immediately___25___, then served him food and gave him a room to stay. ____26___he did not ask anything in return.
At seven, the gentleman heard a ___27___at the door. The owner opened the door. The gentleman saw a man dressed in ___28___ clothes enter the house and___29___the owner to pay his debts (债务).
The gentleman came to know that the owner was in need of___30___. The next morning he left a pack in the drawer of the room and ____31__. When the owner found the pack, he saw that there was a___32___written to him, which read: “You ___33 __ me but did not expect anything from me. Yesterday evening I heard the___34___ between you and the stranger and____35___that you were in need of money. This is what you need.”
16．A．sleepy B．thirsty C. hungry D．tired
17．A．passenger B．officer C．tap D．train
18．A．caught B．lost C．missed D．passed
19．A．dark B．cold C．hot D．bright
20．A．we B．month C. hour D．day
21．A．work B．stay C．fun D．travel
22．A．one B．nobody C．none D．lots
23．A．built B．repaired C．enjoyed D．reached
24．A．owner B．manager C．driver D．guest
25．A．accepted B．changed C．agreed D．refused
26．A．So B．But C．Because D．Unless
27．A．knock B．sound C．noise D．call
28．A．cheap B．strange C．expensive D．dirty
29．A．invited B．hated C．asked D．promised
30．A．advice B．money C．time D．water
31．A．stayed up B．came up C．gave in D．went away
32．A．note B．story C．diary D．joke
33．A．cheated B．supported C．helped D．understood
34．A．quarrel B．conversation C．bargain D．discussion
35．A．planed B．explained C．hoped D．learned