Cats and Secrets In English，there is a common idiom （習語） ： "let the cat out of the bag".It means to tell a secret.But where did this idiom start？
   It came from a part of England.Long ago，people there went （1）

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to sell things like clothes，vegetables，and pigs.They had strong beliefs about honesty.They didn't like lying.One day，a man went （2）

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to sell things.
   "I have a baby pig for sale!It won't cost much，" he said.He held the animal above his head.His style was different from honest people's style.He was a master of tricking people and lying.
   A woman named Beth looked at his pig.He（3）

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her the pig for one gold coin.That was a very small amount.Beth （4）

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him the coin.He put it in his pocket.He walked ahead of Beth to get the pig.
He gave her a closed bag and said， "Here's your pig." He then left very soon.
   Beth looked at the bag.It was moving.She opened it to （5）

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.A cat was inside! "He tricked me!That isn't proper，" she said.
   Later，the man（6）

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to trick more people.Beth saw him，and the memory of the cat came back.She told her friends.They stopped him.But no one knew（7）

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.
   Someone said， "We need an independent and fair person to decide that." They went to the judge （法官） .Beth told him about（8）

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.
   The judge asked， "Is there evidence？Can you demonstrate （證明） how he did it？"
   "Look in his bag，" said Beth.She opened it and（9）

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.They learned the man's secret，and he went to jail （監獄）.
   That's how the idiom "let the cat out of the bag" came to mean to（10）

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A.the cat in the bag B.what to do next C.tell a secret D.offered E.let a cat out of the bag F.let the pig out G.returned H.gave I.to the town's center J.from town to town