The Guardian newspaper once printed a story about a man who tripped over his shoelace in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Falling down some steps, he ___21____ three priceless Qing Dynasty vases, which fell to the ground and broke into more than 400 pieces. He was sitting there in ___ 22___ when the museum staff arrived. Everyone stood around in silence --- only the man kept pointing to the ___23___, saying, “There it is! That’s what made me fall.”
Man has been blaming others at least since Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed the serpent(蛇). Roman emperors liked to kill ____ 24___ who brought bad news; and in the Middle Ages a prince would often be given a “whipping boy” --- an unlucky servant who could be ___25____ whenever his master had misbehaved. Today, you’ll see how blaming others has turned into big __26_____ business. In one famous case, McDonald’s was ordered to pay $2.7 million to a woman who ____27____ burned herself with hot coffee. Although the amount was later ___28_____ to $480,000, this case ____29___ businesses so much that they began to create 30   for their products that even an idiot（傻子）would understand. For example, “Hot coffee can be dangerous” (take away coffee cups) and “Don’t pour liquids into your television set” (instruction booklet).

A．broke down B．knocked over C．crashed into D．slid down

A．terror B．amazement C．sadness D．shock

A．shoelace B．vase C．steps D．pieces

A．servants B．ministers C．messengers D．slaves

A．killed B．sentenced C．rewarded D．beaten

A．legal B．public C．lawless D．legendary

A．deliberately B．accidentally C．carelessly D．attentively

A．increased B．reduced C．raised D．dropped

A．surprised B．excited C．inspired D．terrified

A．advertisements B．posters C．warnings D．instructions