Mr. Smith worked in a big computer company. He had no wife, and of course, had no child,41. He lived in an old house42. He liked nothing but drinking. He almost spent all of his money43drinks.
One night, Mr. Smith met a friend of his on his way home. The man asked him to have dinner in a44. He was happy and drank a lot. When they45the meal, Mr. Smith could hardly walk. His friend had to stop a taxi and asked the driver to take him46.
Soon the taxi arrived at Mr. Smith’s house. With the help of the47, he got out of the taxi.
“Thank you, sir,” said Mr. Smith. “And I can48the door by myself.”
The taxi driver then went away. But Mr. Smith couldn’t put the key into the key hole. He tried many times49he still failed. At that time, a policeman passed there.
“Can I help you open the door, sir?” asked the policeman.
“Thank you, sir. But I don’t think you can.” said Mr. Smith. “My house is circling (转圈) now. If you can stop it from50, I can open the door by myself.”
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