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A Special Delivery
Ben and Sally lived in California with their two daughters. Ben liked travelling. ____, but sally stayed home with the girls. Ben and
his friends owned a company. People at the company liked to play jokes on each other. One day, Ben’s friends wanted to play a joke on Ben and Sally. ____The letter said,
Dear Sally. I’m having a great time here in Africa. I’m sending a special gift to you. I hope you like it. Please take good care of it until I get home. Love to you and the kids, |
Ben
On the same day, Sally also got a phone call. The caller told her that a delivery was coming. At one o’clock, a truck stopped in front of
Sally’s house. The truck driver gave Sally a rope. An animal was tied to the rope. It was a baby elephant! ____, and it began
eating grass.
Then the driver drove away. Sally stood there and held the rope to the elephant. She asked herself, “What can I feed an elephant with?
Bananas?”
____. He said, “It’s illegal (非法的)to have wild animal here.” Then the policeman gave Sally a ticket.
Ben’s friends were hiding in the backyard and laughing. They had planned everything perfectly. They had rented (租借)the elephant from a zoo and asked the policeman to write the ticket! Ben’s friends also made a film of everything. ____.
When Sally learned about the truth, she couldn’t help laughing.
A. So they sent a letter to Sally B. After a while, a policeman came C. The elephant ran into Sally’s yard D. They wanted Ben to watch the video E. One summer, he went to Africa on a trip |
