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If you have a telephone in your own house you will admit that it 21 to ring when you least want it to ring-when you are asleep， or 22 a meal or a conversation， or when you are 23 going out， or when you are 24 your bath. Are you strong minded 25 to ignore(不理) it ， to say to yourself， “Ah， well， it will all be the same in 26 time?” You are not . You think there 27 some important news or message 28 you. Have you never rushed 29 from the bath， or chewing from the table or dazed from the bed， 30 that you are a wrong 31 ? You were told the truth. 32 all telephone numbers are wrong numbers. If， of course， your telephone rings and you decide 33 it， then you will have to listen to an idiotic bell ringing and ringing in 34 is supposed to be the 35 of your own house. You 36 buy a bicycle bell and ring it yourself. Suppose you 37 the telephone when it rings， and suppose that， for once， somebody has an important message for you. I can 38 you that if a message is really important it will 39 you sooner or later. Think of the proverb： “Ill news travels apace.” I must say good news seems to travel 40 fast.
21. A. likely B. tends C. inclined D. tries
22. A. in the middle of B. among C. eating D. carrying on
23. A. about B. on the point C. just D. even
24. A. for B. on C. at D. in
25. A. only B. enough C. sufficient D. just
26. A. a hundred years‘ B. a hundred year’s C. a hundred year D. a hundred years
27. A. should be B. may be C. ought to be D. has to be
28. A. waiting B. to C. for D. about
29. A. dripped B. dripping C. having dripped D. being dripped
30. A. only to tell B. only to be told C. just to tell D. simply to be told
31. A. number B. person C. mistake D. fool
32. A. Accordingly B. In my opinion C. As for me D. Generally speaking
33. A. to not answer B. to answer not C. not to answer D. to answer no
34. A. there B. what C. that D. where
35. A. privacy B. exclusiveness C. individual D. quiet
36. A. ought to B. might as well C. just well D. can well
37. A. neglect B. don‘t mind C. disregard D. ignore
38. A. assure B. promise C. ensure D. trust
39. A. attain B. reach C. arrive D. make for
40. A. quite B. the same C. just as D. just to