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It's Mugger's Game In Manhattan
Martin had lived in New York for 40 years and never been mugged once.This did not make him confident — on the contrary,it terrified him.The way he saw it,he was now the most likely person in Manhattan to get mugged next.
“What are the odds(可能性) in favour of me getting mugged?”he asked his friend Lenny.
“How much are you willing to bet?”said Lenny,who was a compulsive gambler.
“Oh,come on,this is too important to bet on!”
“Nothing is too important to bet on,”said Lenny,shocked.That was the end of their friendship.
“How do you think I can avoid getting mugged?”Martin asked his friend Grace.Grace had not been outside her apartment in five years,as a sure-fire(保險的) way of avoiding being mugged.It had failed;someone had broken in and mugged her.
“I've no idea,Martin,”she said.“Most of these guys are on drugs anyway,and they need the money for their addiction(毒癮).”
This gave Martin an idea.If the muggers only needed the money for drugs,why didn't he offer them drugs instead?Then possibly they would be so grateful that they wouldn't harm him.Through some rich friends he knew he bought small quantities of different drugs.He had never touched the stuff himself,so he had to label them carefully to make sure he didn't get them mixed up.
One day he was walking in a part of Central Park he shouldn't have been in (the part where there is grass and trees)when three men leapt out at him.One was black,one was Puerto Rican and one was Caucasian(白種人).Well,at least mugging is being integrated he thought.
“You want drugs?”he cried.“I've got drugs!Anything you want you can have.Just name it.But don't touch me!”
The three men let go of him respectfully.
“We almost made a big mistake there,”said one of them.“This guy's a pusher.Hurt him and we could have the Mafia(黑手黨) down on us.Let's see what you got,mister.”Somewhat to his surprise,Martin found himself displaying his wares to his customers.Even more to his surprise,he found himself accepting money for the drugs,much more than he'd paid for them.
“How come you guys have all this money?”He said.“Why are you out mugging when you have money?”
“Well,we're not muggers,”said the Caucasian,embarrassed.“We're out-of-work actors.”
“I thought out-of-work showbiz(演藝) people always became waiters or barmen,”said Martin.
“Right.But there are so many showbiz people in catering now that you can't get work as waiters.So we had to get work as muggers.”
When Martin got home,he bought some more drugs from his friend.Pretty soon he sold them to some more muggers.
Shortly after that he found he was spending more and more time pushing drugs,and making more and more money at it.Being afraid of muggings had turned him into a professional drug-pusher.
One day a man leapt out at him and grabbed him.
“You want drugs?”said Martin.“I've got drugs.”
“I want money,”said a familiar voice.
“Lenny!”cried Martin.“How're you doing?”
“Badly,”said Lenny.“I lost everything gambling.”
He hit Martin on the head and took his money,wallet and all his credit cards,leaving the little packets of white powder behind.
Moral:It's no use offering drugs to a money addict(上癮的人).
56.Martin thought he was going to be mugged soon because
A.everyone gets mugged at least once in forty years.
B.he had been mugged more than once before.
C.most people in New York get mugged sooner or later.
D.there were too many people like Lenny in New York.
57.He decided to offer drugs to would-be muggers because
A.he decided he could get drugs more easily than he could earn money.
B.he believed most muggers were more interested in drugs than in money.
C.he found himself having more drugs than money.
D.he thought most muggers didn't need the money.
58.When he was finally mugged,he wasn't harmed because
A.the muggers found he didn't have any money on him.
B.the muggers were actually playing a practical joke on him.
C.the muggers were impressed by his readiness to co-operate with them.
D.the muggers thought he had connections with and was protected by the Mafia.
59.Well,at least mugging is being integrated he thought.The sentence shows Martin thought at least
A.there was no racial discrimination in mugging.
B.mugging involved people from different races.
C.muggers were united as one in their crime.
D.people from different cultures were equal in mugging.
60.Martin was finally unable to save himself from being mugged probably because Lenny
A.was also pushing drugs like himself.
B.no longer regarded him as a friend.
C.needed money and not drugs.
D.wanted to teach him a lesson.
It's Mugger's Game In Manhattan
Martin had lived in New York for 40 years and never been mugged once.This did not make him confident — on the contrary,it terrified him.The way he saw it,he was now the most likely person in Manhattan to get mugged next.
“What are the odds(可能性) in favour of me getting mugged?”he asked his friend Lenny.
“How much are you willing to bet?”said Lenny,who was a compulsive gambler.
“Oh,come on,this is too important to bet on!”
“Nothing is too important to bet on,”said Lenny,shocked.That was the end of their friendship.
“How do you think I can avoid getting mugged?”Martin asked his friend Grace.Grace had not been outside her apartment in five years,as a sure-fire(保險的) way of avoiding being mugged.It had failed;someone had broken in and mugged her.
“I've no idea,Martin,”she said.“Most of these guys are on drugs anyway,and they need the money for their addiction(毒癮).”
This gave Martin an idea.If the muggers only needed the money for drugs,why didn't he offer them drugs instead?Then possibly they would be so grateful that they wouldn't harm him.Through some rich friends he knew he bought small quantities of different drugs.He had never touched the stuff himself,so he had to label them carefully to make sure he didn't get them mixed up.
One day he was walking in a part of Central Park he shouldn't have been in (the part where there is grass and trees)when three men leapt out at him.One was black,one was Puerto Rican and one was Caucasian(白種人).Well,at least mugging is being integrated he thought.
“You want drugs?”he cried.“I've got drugs!Anything you want you can have.Just name it.But don't touch me!”
The three men let go of him respectfully.
“We almost made a big mistake there,”said one of them.“This guy's a pusher.Hurt him and we could have the Mafia(黑手黨) down on us.Let's see what you got,mister.”Somewhat to his surprise,Martin found himself displaying his wares to his customers.Even more to his surprise,he found himself accepting money for the drugs,much more than he'd paid for them.
“How come you guys have all this money?”He said.“Why are you out mugging when you have money?”
“Well,we're not muggers,”said the Caucasian,embarrassed.“We're out-of-work actors.”
“I thought out-of-work showbiz(演藝) people always became waiters or barmen,”said Martin.
“Right.But there are so many showbiz people in catering now that you can't get work as waiters.So we had to get work as muggers.”
When Martin got home,he bought some more drugs from his friend.Pretty soon he sold them to some more muggers.
Shortly after that he found he was spending more and more time pushing drugs,and making more and more money at it.Being afraid of muggings had turned him into a professional drug-pusher.
One day a man leapt out at him and grabbed him.
“You want drugs?”said Martin.“I've got drugs.”
“I want money,”said a familiar voice.
“Lenny!”cried Martin.“How're you doing?”
“Badly,”said Lenny.“I lost everything gambling.”
He hit Martin on the head and took his money,wallet and all his credit cards,leaving the little packets of white powder behind.
Moral:It's no use offering drugs to a money addict(上癮的人).
56.Martin thought he was going to be mugged soon because
A.everyone gets mugged at least once in forty years.
B.he had been mugged more than once before.
C.most people in New York get mugged sooner or later.
D.there were too many people like Lenny in New York.
57.He decided to offer drugs to would-be muggers because
A.he decided he could get drugs more easily than he could earn money.
B.he believed most muggers were more interested in drugs than in money.
C.he found himself having more drugs than money.
D.he thought most muggers didn't need the money.
58.When he was finally mugged,he wasn't harmed because
A.the muggers found he didn't have any money on him.
B.the muggers were actually playing a practical joke on him.
C.the muggers were impressed by his readiness to co-operate with them.
D.the muggers thought he had connections with and was protected by the Mafia.
59.Well,at least mugging is being integrated he thought.The sentence shows Martin thought at least
A.there was no racial discrimination in mugging.
B.mugging involved people from different races.
C.muggers were united as one in their crime.
D.people from different cultures were equal in mugging.
60.Martin was finally unable to save himself from being mugged probably because Lenny
A.was also pushing drugs like himself.
B.no longer regarded him as a friend.
C.needed money and not drugs.
D.wanted to teach him a lesson.