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Thetwoboysransofastthattheyseemedtofly.Theyranintoanoldbuildingandshutthedoor.Theydecidedtheyshouldsaynothingaboutwhattheysaw.IftheytoldanybodyaboutInjunJoe,hemightcomeandkillthem.Tomwroteonapieceofwood:

“HuckleberryFinnandTomSawyeragreetheywillnevertalkaboutthis.Iftheydo,theyhopetodropdowndead.”

Theycuttheirfingersandsignedonthewoodwiththeirblood.TomhelpedHuckleberrytowritehisnamebecauseHuckleberrycouldntwrite.Thentheyburiedthewoodnearthedoor.

WhenTomgotbacktohisroomthatnight,Sidsawhimbutpretended(假装)tobeasleep.Tomgotintobedandfellasleep.Thenextmorning,AuntPollywasverysad.SidhadtoldherthatTomwasoutallnight,andshecried.ShedidnothitTom,andmadeTomfeelverybad.Hewenttoschool,buthesatsadlyintheclassroom.

Atlunchtime,thenewscametotownthatDr.Robinsonhadbeenkilledinthegraveyardandaknifehadbeenfoundnexttohisbody.SomebodyrememberedseeingMuffwashintheriverthatmorning.ThiswasunusualbecauseMuffdidnotwashveryoften.

Everybodywenttothegraveyard.TheyallthoughtMuffPotterhadkilledDr.Robinson.

“He’llhangforthis?”theysaid.

ThenMuffcametothegraveyard,too.Helookedatthedeadman.

“Ididn’tdoit!”hesaid.Hebegantocry.

ThenhesawInjunJoewasalsothereandlosthope.“Tellthem,Joe!It’snouse!”

TomandHuckleberryheardJoetelleverybodythatMuffhadkilledthedoctor.Theycouldn’tbelievethathecouldtellsuchlies.Surely,Godwouldstrikehimdead!

（AdaptedfromTheAdventuresofTomSawyer）

1.TomandHuckdecidedtokeepthesecretbecause.

A.theymadeabigmistake

B.theirteacherswerestrictwiththem

C.InjunJoemightkillthem

D.theygotonwellwitheachother

2.Theunderlinedword“signed”probablymeans“”.

A.stickletters B.writenames C.givegestures D.drawpictures

3.Whatcanwelearnfromt