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Longhands was the son of a pirate (海盗), the grandson of a pirate and the great grandson of a
pirate.1he hadn't stolen anything yet, people thought he would be a great pirate when he2 .
However, the idea of spending his life taking things away from other people didn't attract him. From
when he was a child he knew that the life of a pirate was3 .
While he was growing up, Longhands became terribly worried that some day his real pirate character
would suddenly come out. Then he had to be a4 . Every morning, when he woke up, he looked in the
mirror to see if the terrible change had happened. But every5he had the same pleasant face he had had
the day before.
As time went by, it became clear to everyone that Longhandswould't6 a pirate. But his family
didn't want to say that. Even though Longhands studied7and had worked as a doctor, they kept
saying,'He will be a good pirate.' At the same time, Longhands was still worried8 turning into a pirate.
Until one day, he became an old man and he had his children and grandchildren, and none of9had
become pirates. He realised that neither himself,nor anyone,was ever forced to be a pirate. Everyone
had the10to choose his or her own life.
( )1. A. Because
( )2. A. brought up
( )3. A. terrible
( )4. A. driver
( )5. A. evening
( )6. A. turn
( )7. A. medicine
( )8. A. of
( )9. A. us
( )10. A. choiceB. Although
B. turned up
B. nice
B. teacher
B. morning
B. change
B. history
B. on
B. them
B. advantage C. But
C. grew up
C. funny
C. pirate
C. noon
C. take
C. geography
C. about
C. they
C. word D. However
D. came out
D. exciting
D. doctor
D. night
D. become
D. chemistry
D. at
D. their
D. right