On April 11 Lincoln, Mrs Lincoln and two friends were spending night in talk, wh

On April 11 Lincoln, Mrs Lincoln and twofriends were spending night in talk, when Lincoln suddenly began to discuss hisdreams. “I had one the other night. About 10 days ago I went to bed very 36 . I had been up   37  for importantletters from the White House for a long time. I could not have been   38  inbed when I fell into sleep. I soon began to   39  . Thereseemed to be a dead silence about me. Then I heard sobs(抽泣)，  40  anumber of people were weeping. I thought I left my bed and   41  downstairs. There the silence was broken by some pitiful(令人可怜的) sobbing, but themourners(送葬者)were   42 .Iwent from room to room, no living person was in sight; but the same mournfulsounds of distress(悲痛) met me as I   43 along. It was light in allthe rooms;  44  was well known to me，but   45 wereall the people who were sobbing as if their hearts would   46 ?I was puzzled and frightened. What could be the   47  ofall this? I kept on walking until I arrived at the East Room, which I   48 .Before me was a dead body. Around it were soldiers who were acting as   49 ;there were some people   50  pitifully. ‘‘Who isdead in the White House?” I asked.

“The president，” was the answer.

“It’s   51 !”I saidto myself and was surprised. How did he die?”

“He was killed by an assassinator (暗杀者)!” was the answer.

“  52  came a loudburst of crying from the crowd，which woke me from my dream. I slept   53 thatnight, and although it was  54  a dream I have been ratherangry about it   55 .”

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1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.D

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