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①The porter, however, could not understand me. I 1. my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 'I am a 2.,' I said.3. he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.

②Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you 4. a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain 5.. I think that young children often 6. modern pictures better than anyone else.

③Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal 7. an open fire. They were all hungry and the food smelled good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put 8. the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleeping bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept 9.. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and 10. outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!