[单项选择]Once a man _____.
A. threatened the police
B. took some hostages
C. robbed a bank
D. locked himself in a house

[单项选择]Once a man______.
A. threatened the police
B. took some hostages
C. robbed a bank
D. locked himself in a house

[单项选择]Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman. There was a big box in the businessman’s living room. The businessman pointed at the box and said,“There’s only one thing you 16 do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he 17 the living room. 　　The woman said to her husband, “There 18 be something expensive in the box. Let’s 19 it, shall we” Her husband said no to her. 　　The woman didn’t give up her 20. One day, she decided to find out what was 21 it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked 22. She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it, 23 she failed. 　　That evening the businessman came home and found the box was 24. He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home. 　　“But there was nothing in the box,”the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything 25.”The businessman shouted at them:“The box is not important. I cannot believe you. That’s important.”
A. needn’t
B. wouldn’t
C. mustn’t
D. can

[单项选择]

There was once a man in South America who had a parrot, a pet bird that could imitate human speech. The parrot was unique. There was no other bird like him in the whole world. He could learn to say any word except one: he couldn’t say the name of his name town. Cartano. The man did everything he could do to teach the parrot to say "Cartano" but he never succeeded. At first he was gentle with the bird but gradually he lost his temper. "You stupid bird! Why can’t you learn to say that one word Say ’Cartano’, or I’ll kill you!" But the parrot would not say it. Many times the man screamed, "Say ’Cartano’ ,or I’ll kill you!" but the bird would never repeat the name. Finally the man gave up, he picked up the parrot and threw him into the chicken house. "You arc even more stupid than the chickens!"
In the chicken house. there were four old chickens waiting to be killed for Sunday’s dinn
A. Because the bird couldn’t repeat his master’s name.
B. Because the bird screamed all day long.
C. Because the bird uttered the wrong word.
D. Because the bird failed to say the name of the town.

[单项选择]Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman．There was a big box in the businessman’Sliving room．The businessman pointed at the box and said，“There’s only one thing you l6 do．Don’t open the box．”Mter saying this，he l7 the living room． The woman said to her husband，“There l 8 be something expensive in the box．Let’s 19 it，shall we’’Her husband said no to her． The woman didn’t give up her 20 ．One day，she decided to find out what was 21 it．Her husband didn’t stop her．She opened the box and looked 22 She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it， 23 she failed． That evening the businessman came home and found the box was 24 ．He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home． “But there was nothing in the box，”the woman said．“We haven’t taken anything 25 "The businessman shouted at them：“The box is not important．I cannot believe you．1’hat’s important．”
A. near
B. under
C. in
D. up