Three men were sitting on a park bench. The one in the middle was reading a newspaper; the others were pretending to fish. They baited imaginary hooks, cast lines and reeled in their catch. A passing policeman stopped to watch the spectacle and asked the man in the middle if he knew the other two.  "Oh yes, " he said. "They are my friends.  "In that case, " warned the officer, "you'd better get them out of here!"  "Yes, sir, " the man replied, and he began rowing furiously.  Notes:  (1) bait v.置饵于（钩等上以捕鱼等）  (2) imaginary adj.想象的  (3) reel v. 卷或缠（钓丝等）  (4) spectacle n. 景象；光景  (5) furiously adv. 疯狂般地         Exercises:  根据短文选择正确答案：  ① Where were the three men?  A. on a street  B. in a shopping centre  C. in a park  D. by a lake  ② Who was reading a newspaper?  A. the one in the middle  B. the one on the left  C. the one on the right  D. the policeman was reading a newspaper  ③ What were the others doing?  A. They were reading newspapers.  B. They were eating fish.  C. They were pretending to fish.  D. They were boating.  ④ What's the interrelationship among the three men?  A. They were friends.  B. They were relatives.  C. They were strangers to each other.         D. They were members of one family.  ⑤ Where did the man in the middle imagine he was?  A. on a train  B. on a bus  C. in a plane  D. in a boat  120.三人同舟  三位男子在公园的长椅上坐着。中间的一个在读报纸，另外两个在假装钓鱼。他们给想象的鱼钩上鱼饵，放线，并卷线把鱼抓上来。  一位过路警察驻足观察了这个景象，他问中间的那个男子是否认识其他两位。  “喔，认识，”他说，“他们是我的朋友。”  “那样的话，”警察告诫说，“你最好把他们从这里弄走。”  “好的，警官。”那男子回答说，接着就开始疯狂般地做起划桨的动作来。  练习参考答案：  ①C②A③C④A⑤D