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  3. Mr. Smith, a passenger on the transcontinental train, appeared before the judge. A police officer claimed he had attempted to 【

Mr. Smith, a passenger on the transcontinental train, appeared before the judge. A police officer claimed he had attempted to 【

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问题      Mr. Smith, a passenger on the transcontinental train, appeared before the judge. A police officer claimed he had attempted to  【21】______   paying his fare. The defendant refused to consult a lawyer  【22】______   suggested that the officer  【23】______   aware  【24】______   all the circumstances. He appealed  【25】______   the judge, when interpreting the evidence, to  【26】______   into account the absence of any  【27】______   criminal record in his  【28】______   His ticket, he said, was stolen shortly before the train crossed the international  【29】______   . At that time and in that territory he was unwilling to  【30】______   the incident to the local railway authorities or cancel the  【31】______   of his journey, in  【32】______   of the severe maltreatment to which he might be  【33】______   He emphasized his readiness to  【34】______   any  【35】______   punishment the judge imposed.
     In his summary the  【36】______   indicated he was convinced that Smith’s  【37】______   was partly justified. Technically,  【38】______   , he had committed an offence. Crime must not be encouraged or the processes of the law interfered  【39】______   . He found Smith  【40】______   and fined him one dollar.
【37】
选项 A、suggestion
B、cause
C、reason
D、excuse
答案C
解析 A项与题意相去甚远，首先排除。cause(of)意为“……的缘故，起因 (相对后果而言)”；reason(for)意为“解释某事的原因或理由”；excuse意为“借口”。根据上下文可知，法官接受了Smith的解释，因此选C。
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