A famous detective and his deputy(This story is based on a famous joke.)

1. A famous detective and his deputy were walking in __ forest. a the -2. __ forest was dark and a little bit frightening. A The -3. Soon it began to get dark. But luckily they had __ tent with them. the - a4. They decided to stay __ night. - a the5. They put up their tent under __ stars and went to sleep. the a -6. Then, in the middle of the night, there was __ loud noise. the a -7. __ detective woke up. A - The8. He looked up at __ sky. A The -9. Then he woke up __ deputy and asked, ''What can you see?'' a - the

10. The deputy replied, ''I see millions and millions of __ stars.'' the a -11. The detective asked, ''And what is your __ opinion about that?'' - a the12. The deputy replied, 'Well, if there are millions of stars, and if even a few of those have __ planets, '' the - a13. ''Its quite likely there are some planets like __ Earth out there.'' The a -14. ''If there are __ few planets like Earth out there,'' a the -15. ''there might also be __ life.'' - a the16. The detective replied, ''You idiot! It means that somebody stole __ tent.'' a - the