A Clever Newspaperman - Lesson 211
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Mr. Tweed was a clever newspaperman. He worked ___(1)___ good newspaper, and he liked to argue with people very much. He argued with anybody, and about anything. ___(2)___ he talked with clever people, but very often they were not ___(3)___ as he. He didn't ___(4)___ to argue with foolish people. He knew he could never made them ___(5)___ their mind, because they couldn't really understand ___(6)___ he was saying. He found those foolish people were always sure ___(7)___ they were right, and they often said very interesting things. One day, Tweed ___(8)___ with a man. Of course the argument came to nothing. At last, the man said, "Well, sir, you should never forget this: there are always three answers ___(9)___ every question: your answer, my answer, and the correct answer." Tweed thought it was interesting, and he never forgot ___(10)___.
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