听下面一篇短文,后面有五个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
这段材料读两遍。
1. What was James Dunne in Brampton?
A. Banker.
B. Jeweler (珠宝商).
C. Prisoner.
2. What was James Dunne before he owned a jewel (珠宝) shop?
A. He and Richard Strong had been together in prison.
B. A man he knew had asked him for a lot of money.
C. He had been a thief and was put into prison.
3. Who knew about his past?
A. Richard Strong.
B. A friend of his.
C. A man he had met in prison.
4. James was afraid, so what did he do?
A. He gave the man money to stop him from talking about his past.
B. He wanted to become a thief again.
C. He decided to run away from Brampton.
5. What happened after he got enough valuable things?
A. He got away in time.
B. He left as quickly as possible.
C. He was discovered.