Ever so long ago ,two young men , Edmund and Oswald, appeared in court. Edmund said to the : “I gave Oswald , who I was my best friend, a costly gold ring and I asked him to it till I returned home. Now he says that he knows about it .” his hand on his heart , Oswald said : “I swear I know nothing about the . I am afraid that Edmund has been in his mental powers since he .” The judge said : “ Edmund, were there any witnesses who could that you gave the ring to Oswald ?” Edmund replied : “ 45 in the field where we were at the time there was nobody. We were talking beneath an old oak tree and there we were .” Oswald said : “ I know as little of the oak tree as I do of the ring .” The judge said : “ Edmund , go to that again and bring back a branch of that oak tree. Oswald ,you wait here in the meantime, Edmund comes back .” So Edmund left. After some time the judge said  to Oswald: “How is it that Edmund is taking so long to ? Go to the window and see if you can see him returning the road.” Oswald said : “Oh , my Lord , he wouldn’t have even the tree yet ----the tree is over an hour’s walk from here.” When the judge heard this ,he was very . “You were telling a !You know as much about the tree as you do about the ring. For the year while you are in prison you will have time to think about the of always telling the truth .” 小题1: A．policeman B．doctor C．judge D．lawyer 小题2: A．defined B．expected C．noticed D．thought 小题3: A．hide B．sell C．keep D．break 小题4: A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything 小题5: A．using B．placing C．waving D．feeling 小题6: A．illness B．tree C．ring D．law 小题7: A．cheated B．affected C．inspired D．amused 小题8: A．went on B．went along C．went by D．went away 小题9: A．prove B．understand C．agree D．predict 小题10: A．surprisingly B．unfortunately C．finally D．generally 小题11: A．close B．wise C．alone D．busy 小题12:A. court         B. field         Ｃ. prison          D. farm 小题13: A．while B．since C．once D．until 小题14: A．return B．wait C．leave D．walk 小题15: A．around B．ahead C．along D．aside 小题16: A．ignored B．reached C．planted D．remembered 小题17: A．sad B．worried C．angry D．terrified 小题18: A．lie B．joke C．story D．secret 小题19: A．same B．next C．only D．other 小题20: A．advantage B．difficulty C．question D．necessity