A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much to buy a nice looking watch, but the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it. Suddenly a young man came into the shop, took the watch out of the owner’s hands and ran out with it. It all happened in a few seconds. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man was already lost among the people.

The American went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the watch in his hand. “Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?” he asked in a low voice. “It’s only a hundred dollars.” “The young man doesn’t know I saw him stealing the watch,” he thought. The American paid at once and went back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch.

His friend took a look at the watch and started laughing. He said, “You are a fool. This watch isn’t worth even ten dollars. I’m sure the shop owner and the young man planned this together.”

1.The owner of the shop asked              dollars for the watch.

A. 500       B. 250     C. 100     D. 10

2.The American paid               dollars for the watch.

A. 10         B. 50       C. 100   D. 500

3.Who is foolish（愚蠢的）?

A. The young man     B. The rich man

C. The shop owner    D. The man’s friend

4.Which of the following is true?

A. The young man liked the nice watch very much, too

B. The rich man didn’t see the young man stealing the watch at all.

C. The watch is worth 500 dollars.

D. The rich American was very happy to buy the stolen watch.

5.Which of the following is not true?

A. His friend laughed at the man.      

B. The man was cheated(被欺骗).

C. The Watch is a bad thing.      

D. The nice looking watch worth 100 dollars.

A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much to buy a nice looking watch, but the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it. Suddenly a young man came into the shop, took the watch out of the owner’s hands and ran out with it. It all happened in a few seconds. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man was already lost among the people.

The American went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the watch in his hand. “Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?” he asked in a low voice. “It’s only a hundred dollars.” “The young man doesn’t know I saw him stealing the watch,” he thought. The American paid at once and went back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch.

His friend took a look at the watch and started laughing. He said, “You are a fool. This watch isn’t worth even ten dollars. I’m sure the shop owner and the young man planned this together.”

(　 )11.The owner of the shop asked 　　　　　　 dollars for the watch.

A. 500　　　　　　 B. 250　 C. 100　　　　　 D. 10

(　 )12.The American paid 　　　　　　 dollars for the watch.

A. 10　　　　　　　 B. 50　　　 C. 100　　　　 D. 500

(　 )13.Who is foolish（愚蠢的）?

A. The young man　 B. The rich man　　 C. The shop owner　　 D. The man’s friend

(　 )14.Which of the following is true?

A. The young man liked the nice watch very much, too

B. The rich man didn’t see the young man stealing the watch at all.

C. The watch is worth 500 dollars.

D. The rich American was very happy to buy the stolen watch.

(　 )15.Which of the following is not true?

A. His friend laughed at the man.　　　　　 B. The man was cheated(被欺骗).

C. The Watch is a bad thing. D. A nice looking watch worth 100 dollars.

A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much __31___ a nice looking watch. He saw a watch and liked it __32_____much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop insisted five hundred dollars for it. When the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took___33__out of the owner’s hand and ran out with it. It all happened in few seconds. When the owner ran out ___34____the street, the young man was already disappearing among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw ___35_____with the stolen watch in his hand. “Don’t you want to buy a fine watch, sir?” he asked in a low_____36____ , “It’s only a hundred dollars.”

“The young man doesn’t know _____37____saw him stealing the watch just now,” he thought. The American paid at once and went ___38______back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend took a look at the watch and started laughing. He said, “You are ____39_____. The watch isn’t worth ___40______ten dollars. I’m sure the shop owner and the young man planned all this together.”

阅读理解

　　A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much to buy a nice-looking watch, but the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollors for it. Suddenly a young man came into the shop, took the watch out of the owner's hands and ran out with it. It all happened in a few seconds. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man was already lost among the people.

　　The American went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his hand. “Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir? It's five times cheaper.” “The young man doesn't know I saw him stealing the watch,” he thought. The American paid at once and went back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch.

　　His friend took a look at the watch and started laughing. He said, “You are a fool. This watch isn't worth even ten dollars. I'm sure the shop owner and the young man planned the accident together. ”

1．The rich man was from________ .

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2．The owner of the shop asked ________ dollors for the watch.

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3．The American paid ________ dollars for the watch.

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4．Who was foolish?

[　　]

5．Which of the following is true?

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A．The young man liked the nice watch very much, too.

B．The rich man didn't see the young man stealing the watch at all.

C．The watch is worth 500 dollars.

D．The rich American was very happy to buy the stolen watch.