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　　A well-dressed man enforced a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife's birthday. The price didn't matter, since business had been very good for him that year. After examing a nice black one that costs $5,000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.

　　A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality. As she wanted a pair of earrings made. “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?” said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, “I would say it's exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl. ”

　　The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers. offering $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the adverisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.

　　Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. “I don't like to part with it. ”she said sadly,“I inherited it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. But I really need the money . ”

　　The jeweler was quickly to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man's hotel to tell him the good news. The man, however, was nowhere to be found.

1．The man said he wanted to buy a pearl for ________.

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A．his wife

B．his mother-in-law

C．his own mother

D．no one

2．He paid $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because ________.

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A．he was very rich

B．he wanted to make the jeweler believe him

C．he was anxious to get it

D．his business had been successful

3．He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be ________.

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A．exactly the same size as the black one

B．exactly the same quality as the black one

C．worth more than $25,000

D．exactly as big and nice as the black one

4．Many people answer the advertisement because they wanted ________.

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A．to see the perfect pearl

B．to buy some beautiful pearls too

C．to get in touch with the rich man

D．to sell their own pearl at a high price

5．The jeweler couldn't find the man anywhere because ________.

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A．he died suddenly

B．he happened to be out

C．he got $20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money

D．he wouldn't show up until the jeweler called him a second time

______ New York Times, an elite (精华) newspaper of America, should have reported the whisper as _____ breaking news.

A. The; a            B. The; the             C. 不填; a         D. The; 不填

One of the most important events in the Olympic Games is the Marathon race. It _ 16_ one of the great events in Greek history.

     In 490 B.C .about 10,000 Greeks fought _ 17_ the Persian army at a place _18__ Marathon. It is said that the Persians were ten times as many as the Greeks .However , __19_ the brave attack of the Greeks , the Persians were badly beaten and _20__ away from the plain of Marathon . When the Persians had run away, a soldier, who was the most famous _ 21 _in Athens, was ordered to carry the good news to the city _22_ full speed.

     Although he had fought through the battle and received many wounds, the soldier at once started off towards the _23_ city. It was twenty-six miles _24__ the plain of Marathon to the marketplace of Athens, where the elders of Athens had gathered waiting for news. He ran and ran __25_ hills and across plains. As he went on, his lips became dry and he breathed hard. But he thought of the _26__ of the people of Athens __27_ hearing the news, and he ran harder than ever.

     The elders of Athens heard a great shout and saw a soldier staggering (蹒跚）towards them . "Rejoice! Rejoice! We won!" gasped the soldier, and fell down __28__ .

   In __29_ of this noble soldier, the Marathon race _30__ the athletes run this same distance became an event in the Olympic Games.

—I hear that as many as 150 people were killed in the storm.

—Yes, ________ news came as ________ shock to me.

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