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One Sunday evening，it was quite dark when old Stanley went for his walk．He was walking along the sidewalk．Suddenly，he saw a white car coming around the corner at high speed．It was going too fast and crashed into a red car in the street where he was walking．He rushed up to the cars to see if anyone was hurt and needed help．
The two drivers were arguing．
"You came around the corner too fast，"one man said．
"No!"said the driver of the white car，"That's not true!Your car was parked in a wrong place"．
Stanley listened to their argument and then said the white car driver was wrong to drive too fast．The driver of the red car asked Stanley to prove he was right in court（法庭）．Stanley gave the driver his name and telephone number．
Next Thursday morning，Stanley was asked to go to the court．The lawyer（律師）for the driver of the white car asked him a lot of questions about what he had seen．Then he asked Stanley how old he was．
"I am eighty-two．"answered Stanley．
"Do you usually wear glasses？"asked the lawyer．
"Yes，I do．"answered Stanley．
"Were you wearing them on the night of the
accident？"the lawyer asked．
"No，"replied Stanley．
Then the lawyer said，"Why should the court believe you？"You are eighty-two years old，you were not wearing your glasses，and it was dark．How far can you see in the dark？
Stanley thought about for a minute，"Well，"he said，"when it's dark，I can see the moon．How far is that？"
26．The cause of the accident is thatB．
A．the red car was going too slowly
B．the white car was going too fast
C．the drivers were sleepy
D．Stanley was in their way
27．Stanley was asked to go to the court becauseC．
A．he wanted to make money
B．he was a lawyer
C．he promised to be a witness
D．he was badly hurt in the accident
28．Maybe the red car driver contacted Stanley byD．
A．writing a letter to him
B．sending an email to him
C．paying a visit to him
D．making a phone call to him
29．We can learn from the story thatA．
A．Stanley was a clever and humorous man
B．Stanley wore glasses when the accident happened
C．The lawyer thought that Stanley could see clearly
D．Stanley was not able to see the moon．
