He dropped out of school at the age of 10 because his family was too poor to afford th
As things turned out, the night watchman's dream was correct. That day the plane exploded (爆炸) just after leaving the ground. The owner gave the night watchman 5,000 dollars and a letter. He said, "I'm very sorry to do so. But I have to do so. Read the letter when you get home."
The puzzled man hurried home and tore the letter in a hurry. After taking a look, he turned pale. There was only one sentence in it. And he knew that he had been fired.
The owner was going to trip ______.
A.by air
B.by water
C.by train
D.with his family
A. farthest
B. longest
C. nearest
D. shortest
______had he arrived home than it began to rain.
A. Not until
B. No sooner
C. Scarcely
D. hardly
It was______ because he was tired out that he fell asleep standing up.
A.publicly
B.openly
C.specifically
D.obviously
He stood waving until the train was out of______.
A.scene
B.sight
C.glimpse
D.reach
A.Having been
B.his
C.he
D.for
He had trouble (finding out) (that) the capital of the country (lay in) the coastal area or (in the mountains).
A.finding out
B.that
C.lay in
D.in the mountains
When he went out, he would wear sunglasses______ nobody would recognize him.
A.so that
B.now that
C.as though
D.in case
No one will go out in the downpour, ______ ?
A.will he
B.won't he
C.will they
D.won't they