Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world right in his own back yard. He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold---this time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. The true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. It's easy to understand why the owner of Joker's diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew, Kaplan. The cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.
When he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw (瑕疵) . He had to begin his calculations all over again, or he might have made the stone useless. Six months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I am ready to start my work. There will be one excellent diamond that will be comparable one excellent diamond of first-class quality (质量)  " Kaplan waited a few more days until he felt he was in the best physical and mental (精神的) condition(条件) possible. He picked up his tools (工具) and held his breath as he made the diamond exactly as he promised.
【小题1】Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world_________.

Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world right in his own back yard. He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold---this time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. The true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. It's easy to understand why the owner of Joker's diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew, Kaplan. The cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.
When he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw (瑕疵) . He had to begin his calculations all over again, or he might have made the stone useless. Six months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I am ready to start my work. There will be one excellent diamond that will be comparable one excellent diamond of first-class quality (质量)  " Kaplan waited a few more days until he felt he was in the best physical and mental (精神的) condition(条件) possible. He picked up his tools (工具) and held his breath as he made the diamond exactly as he promised.

1. 1.

   Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world_________.

   1. A.
      in a minute
   2. B.
      at the foot of a big mountain
   3. C.
      in his own back yard
   4. D.
      in a garage (汽车库)
2. 2.

   A diamond dealer is a person ___________.

   1. A.
      in the diamond business
   2. B.
      who stole diamonds
   3. C.
      who cuts diamonds
   4. D.
      who sells diamonds
3. 3.

   When the diamond was resold,____________.

   1. A.
      the dealer lost a lot of money
   2. B.
      Joker made some more money
   3. C.
      the dealer got 800, 000 dollars
   4. D.
      Kaplan got 800,000 dollars
4. 4.

   The owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully it might be worth_________.

   1. A.
      $ 300, 000
   2. B.
      $ 500,000
   3. C.
      $ 300, 000
   4. D.
      $ 800,000,000
5. 5.

   Kaplan studied the diamond for____________.

   1. A.
      more than one and a half years
   2. B.
      more than half a year
   3. C.
      over eight months
   4. D.
      more than nineteen months

― Excuse me, could you tell us who you are in favor of?

― Sorry, friend. I can’t tell you right now. _________

A. I’m still on the fence.                                          B. It is hard to please all.

C. Don’t have too many irons in the fire.                   D. Diamond cuts diamond.

Tom found one of the biggest diamonds(钻石) in the world right in his own back yard(后院). He sold the stone to a diamond dealer(钻石交易商) for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold--this time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. This true value of diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. It’s easy to understand why the owner of the biggest diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew. In order to make best use of it, Kaplan, the cutter, studied the diamond for twelve whole months.

When Kaplan felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw(瑕疵). He had to begin his calculations all over again, otherwise he might have made the stone useless. Six more months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I'm ready to start. It will be comparable to any other diamond in the world, plus(以及) eleven small diamonds of first-class quality.” Kaplan waited a few more days until he felt he was in the best physical and mental condition(最佳身心状态) possible. He picked up his tools and held his breath as he made the first blow. The diamond split (切开) exactly as he promised.

1. A diamond dealer is a person who ______.

A. enjoys diamond very much　　 B. stores diamonds

C. cuts diamonds　　　　　　　 D. buys and sells diamonds

2. The owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully it might be worth ______.

A. ＄300, 000　　 B. ＄800, 000 　C. ＄300, 000, 000　 D. ＄800, 000, 000

3. Kaplan studied the diamond for ______.

A. one and a half years　　　　 B. more than half a year

C. over eighteen months　　　　 D. more than nineteen months

4. How many well-shaped diamonds can be cut by Kaplan as he promised?

A. Only one.　 　 B. Two.　　 C. Eleven.　　 　D. Twelve.

5. The diamond split ______.

A. in a wrong way　B. difficultly　C. exactly as he had promised　D. irregularly