Sailing home，Henry，1._______ American businessman，found himself 2._______(carry)out to sea by a strong wind.3.________ he was just about to give himself up，he was spotted by a ship 4.________ so he landed in London by accident. Hungry and alone，he walked on the streets of the city when he was 5.________ (unexpected)called into a mansion，where two rich brothers，Oliver and Roderick，gave him a letter and told him not to open it until two o'clock of the day.

Not 6.________(know)it was a million pound bank note，Henry left the mansion and went into a cheap restaurant to stuff his stomach. Everybody was rude to him 7.__________ he was in rags and looked depressed. Then，to the surprise of everybody，he handed the owner a million pound bank note to pay for the meal.8.________ seeing the note，all the people in the restaurant became polite and tried their 9.________(well)to please Henry.Don't 10.________ think it's the most incredible tale in the world?

IV.句型背诵

1．Well，towards nightfall I found_myself_carried_out to sea by a strong wind.

　　嗯，夜晚来临的时候，我发现自己被一阵强风刮进了海里。

2．The next morning I'd_just_about_given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship.第二天早上，我正感到绝望的时候，一艘船发现了我。

3．And it_was the ship that brought you to England.正是那艘船把你带到了英国。

达标练习：

Ⅰ.用下列短语填空(必要时改为适当形式)

On the contrary; bring up; by accident; stare at; account for

　1．Can you___________ _where the money came from?

　2．The orphans who lost their parents in the disaster should be__________ __by our government.

　3．It doesn't seem ugly to me；_________ ___，I think it's rather beautiful.

　4．I met my old friend__________ __in the street yesterday.

　5．While listening to the teacher，the student_________ ___the blackboard.

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　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Mark Twain的故事

Mark Twain, the famous American writer and a great master of humor, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends. The young man said that he had an