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（五十一） A beautiful and successful actress(女演员)was the star of a new musical show. Her 1 ,where she lived with parents, was in the 2 , but she did not want to have to go back there after her 3 every night, so she rented(租) an expensive flat（公寓）in the center of the 4 , bought some beautiful furniture and 5 a man to paint the room 6 new colours. It was very 7 to get tickets for her show, because 8 in the city wanted to see it, so she decided to 9 the painter two of the best 10 . She hoped that this would 11 him work better and more willingly for her. He 12 the tickets without saying anything, and she 13 no more about them until the end of the 14 , when she got the painter’s 15 . At the bottom of it were the words:揊our hours 16 Misis Hall sing and 17 ＄2”，with this note:“ 18 5:00 p.m. I get fifty cents an hour 19 forty cents.” Sometimes what’s thought wise proves to be 20 . 1.A.home B.office C.room D.theatre 2.A.city B.country C.theatre D.village 3.A.singing B.meal C.dance D.show 4.A.house B.street C.city D.square 5.A.sent B.wanted C.ordered D.hired 6.A.with B.for C.in D.on 7.A.difficult B.easy C.unpleasant D.happy 8.A.none B.somepeople C.everybody D.few people 9.A.leave B.give C.buy D.sell 10.A.seats B.rows C.performances D.scenes 11.A.see B.help C.let D.make 12.A.refused B.took C.threw D.got 13.A.noticed B.talked C.heard D.found 14.A.month B.day C.show D.night 15.A.name B.address C.pay D.bill 16.A.painting B.watching C.hearing D.having 17.A.play B.perform C.dance D.paint 18.A.After B.At C.Before D.Around 19.A.or B.instead of C.besides D.and 20.A.correct B.reasonable C.unnecessary D.unwise （五十二） When men first began to drill for oil, their 1 were not scientific. They just 2 round the country and asked themselves:“ 3 shall we drill a well??Sometimes they chose the 4 because they found oil on the 5 . But they chose the place for no 6 reason. They took a 7 . Drilling an oil well is 8 , and the work can be 9 . In the pas