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   Peter was a driver. He drove a ________ for his friend John, a rich businessman. He drove John to work every day. He worked hard. But he couldn't work ________he drank too much. And once he almost lost his life in the traffic accident after he got drunk. John got very ________ and worried. But he really wanted to help Peter. He was poor and he had a big family to hold. He promised to stop ________ at once. John told him to be careful next time, ________ he had to leave.

One Monday morning, Peter________ into the office with two badly burnt ears.

“What happened to your ears?” asked John.

“Well,” said the man. “I went to watch a football ________ yesterday while my wife was ironing （熨）clothes. She put the iron （熨斗）________ the telephone when she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. Then I went into the sitting room, the telephone rang and I ________ the iron!”

“And what happened to ________ ear?”

“When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again! ”