One stupid guy reads an ad about a vacation cruise that costs only $ 100.After he signs up and pays, the travel agent hits him with a bat, knocks him unconscious and throws him out the back door into the river. Soon another guy comes in, pays his fee and gets the same treatment

　　Fifteen minutes later, as the two are floating down the river together, the first man says, "I wonder if they're serving any food on this cruise."

　　"I don' t know, the second guy replied. "They didn't last year."

Notes:

　　(1) cruise n.乘船巡游；巡航

　　(2) sign up签约

　　(3) bet n.棒

　　(4) unconscious adj.没有知觉的；不省人事的

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

　　① The first man heard about the cheap vacation cruise.

　　② The first man is knocked unconscious and carried unto a ship.

　　③ The second guy doesn't have to pay since he was on the cruise last year.

　　④ The second guy comes about 15 minutes later than the first man.

　　⑤ The second guy was even more foolish than the first.

假日巡航游

　　一愚笨之人读到一则假日巡航游只须花100元的广告。在他签了字付了款后，旅游经纪人用棒猛击了他一下，把他打昏了过去，并把他从后门扔进了河里。不久又来了一个人，付了钱并得到了相同的待遇。

　　十五分钟后，这两个人一起向河的下游漂去。第一个人说：“不知道他们这次巡航游是否提供食物。”

　　“不知道，”第二个人说道，“去年是没有的。”

练习参考答案：

①F②F③F④T⑤T

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