A well-dressed man came into a famous jeweler shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl (珍珠) for his wife's birthday and that the price didn't matter since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a number of beautiful and valuable pearls, he chose a nice black one that cost $ 5,000. He paid for the pearl, shook hands with the jeweler and left.
A few days later the man returned and said his wife had liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality(质地) as she wanted a pair of earrings (耳环) made. "Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" said the man. The jeweler replied, "I would say it's nearly impossible to find an exact one like that pearl.”
The rich man asked the jeweler to advertise(登广告) in the newspapers, and offered $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the ad(广告), but nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came in. To his surprise, she pulled the wonderful pearl from her handbag. "I don't like to sell it," she said sadly. "I inherited(继承) it from my mother, and my mother inherited from hers. But now I really need the money. "
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The rich man, however, was nowhere to be found.
1. He paid$ 5,000 for the pearl without bargaining(讨价还价)______________.
A. because he loved his wife very much
B. in order to get it as quickly as possible
C. since his business had been successful
D. so as to make the jeweler believe him
2.Which of the following is true?
A. The people who answered the ad wanted to sell their pearls at a high price.
B. The woman was the well-dressed man's wife.
C. The jeweler was lucky enough to buy the little old lady's pearl.
D. The rich man didn't know the little old lady.
3.The jeweler could not find the rich man anywhere because he__________.
A. had moved to another hotel B. was busy doing business with others
C. had escaped with $ 20,000 D. had told the wrong telephone number
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 31 .She got up very early and arrived at the 32 at twenty to eight. She 33 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the 34 to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to 35 a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh. She 36 the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy 37 joyfully. She then looked round for a 38 to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 39 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very 40 and Nancy did everything with great interest and 41 .For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 42 herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(an) 43 bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 44 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 45 .
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 46 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk 47 his directives .She happened to see on the desk a big note book 48 “Records of managers' meetings”, and glanced at the 49 pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words: “In order to keep the secretaries 50 ,the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist.
1.A. depressed B. encouraged C. excited D. surprised
2.A. office B. workshop C. Classroom D. bookshop
3.A. forced B. pushed C. Turned D. knocked
4.A. last B. second C. Third D. first
5. A. uncover B. smell C. Find D. pick
6.A. picked up B. threw away C. stared at D. took up
7.A. cried B. Laughed C. wept D. replied
8. A. jar B. Box C. bottle D. vase
9. A. happy B. very C. funny D. quite
10.A. slowly B. normally C. quickly D. hardly
11.A. wisdom B. bravery C. passion D. enthusiasm
12. A. buried B. dressed C. Devoted D. seated
13.A. old B. Red C. blue D. new
14. A. special B. angry C. strange D. difficult
15.A. sender B. receiver C. manager D. waiter
16. A. send for B. hand out C. try out D. hand in
17.A. asking for B. waiting for C. looking for D. searching for
18.A. marked B. written C. printed D. signed
19.A. closed B. damaged C. pinned D. half-opened
20.A. at home B. on time C. in high spirits D. in low spirits
Only in this way _________ make progress in our English study.
A. can we B. we can C. we are able to D. can we be able to
A cook will be immediately fired if he is found _________ in the kitchen.
A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked
_____by one of his fellow soldiers，the wounded man walked slowly across the field．
A．Supporting B．Supported C．Support D．Been supported．
Jenny worked hard before the final examination，and it_______．She got an A．
A．showed off B．paid off C．put off D．took off
