填空题Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage 3
times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully
for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are
required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.
Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you
have written. My favorite TV show? "The Twilight Zone." I
{{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}like the episode called "The
Printer's Devil." It's about a newspaper editor who's being {{U}} {{U}}
2 {{/U}} {{/U}}out of business by a big newspaper syndicate—you know, a
group of papers {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}by the same
people. He's about to {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}}
{{/U}}when he's interrupted by an old man who says his name is Smith. The editor
is not only offered $5,000 to pay off his newspaper's {{U}} {{U}}
5 {{/U}} {{/U}}, but this Smith character also offers his services for
free. It turns out that the guy operates the printing machine with amazing
speed, and soon he's turning out newspapers with {{U}} {{U}} 6
{{/U}} {{/U}}. The small paper is successful again. The editor is {{U}}
{{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}at how quickly Smith gets his stories—only
minutes after they happen—but soon he's presented with a contract to sign. Mr.
Smith, it seems, is really the devil! The editor is frightened by this news, but
he is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper, so he agrees to sign.
But soon Smith is {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}the news even
before it happens—and it's all terrible—one disaster after another. Anyway,
there is a little more to tell, but I don't want to {{U}} {{U}} 9
{{/U}} {{/U}}the story for you. I really like these old episodes of "The
Twilight Zone" because the stories are fascinating. They are not realistic. But
then again, in a way they are, because they deal with {{U}} {{U}}
10 {{/U}} {{/U}}.