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One will feel happy when others flatter( 奉承) him in his face. It is said that the best way of flattering someone is to give him a “top hat” 1 .
A student was going to leave the capital to become 2 official(官员) in a city far away. Before he started, he came to say 3 to his teacher.
“It is 4 job to be a good official.” his teacher said. “ you must be strict 5 yourself and never be careless.”
“Don’t worry about me, sir.” The student answered. “I have already 6 one hundred top hats, which will 7 those people quite happy.”
“But we are really gentlemen! 8 could a real gentleman do such a thing” his teacher was a bit 9 . “Never forget 10 I taught you in class!”
“ 11 are always right, sir I also hate such things. But, sir, 12 no one really gentleman like you can be seen in the world now.” said the student. It seemed that he had to do so.
After hearing this , the teacher was 13 . “What you said is true!”
“I have 14 one top hat already. Now I have ninety-nine 15 .” the student said to his friend later on when he asked the student what he had talked with the teacher about.
1. A. to put on B. putting on C. wearing D to wear
2. A. a B . the C. an D. /
3. A. hello B. good bye C. OK D. thanks
4. A. not an easy B. not easy C. a good D. difficult
5. A. about B. with C. from D. to
6. A. made B. Bought C. prepared D. repaired
7. A. give B. let C. keep D. make
8. A. How B. What C. Why D. When
9. A. anger B. angry C. angrily D. angrily
10. A. that B. how C. why D. what
11.A. You B. We C. They D. Us
12. A. hardly B. about C. almost D. nearly
13. A. disappointed B. pleased C. angry D. sorry
14. A. sent out B. bought C. sold D. borrowed
15. A. left B. already C. yet D. else
adj. 失望的
