4.The photo, the postcard. Dan从前不久Alf寄来的明信片上得知Alf住在Boston；接着他张贴广告把所有名字叫做Alf Wright的人招来；最后利用照片所提供的重要信息找到了Alf。显然，这三者对Dan找到Alf起着十分重要的作用，缺一不可。题目中已将advertisement给出，故此得出答案。

3.Yes, he did. 读罢全文，很容易知道Dan遵照遗嘱，利用明信片和老照片这两条线索，来到Boston，最后找到了Alf，完成了Jed托付给自己的任务。所以答案是肯定的。

2.There were Ted’s dying wishes. 答案就在“There were his dying wishes in Dan’s envelope. It gave him Jed’s mine and house.”这两个句子中。

1.copper mine. 关于Jed发家致富的原因，Mrs. Sydney在故事的第一段中交待得非常明白。“…he went to Michigan, where he found a copper mine. He bought the land and ran the mine and became a very rich man.”，根据这几句话，显然可知是铜矿让他发了财。

6.Were they brothers or friends?

　Kate and Mrs. Sydney were friends; Jed and Alf were brothers; Jed and _______________.

　(选自2003年上海市试题)

　[解题思路点拨]由于这篇机智故事篇幅较长，其难度也较大。故事的梗概是：Mrs. Sydney 与Kate是好朋友，她喜欢给Kate讲一些神秘故事。聪明的Kate总是能够回答故事中的问题。有一次，Mrs. Sydney想难为一下Kate，就给她讲了这样一则故事：Jed自幼父母双亡，独自一个出去闯荡，后来发现并开采了一座铜矿，随即成为一名很有钱的人。很多年之后的一天，年事已高的Jed快要辞世的时候留下了遗嘱。他将自己的财产一分为二，一半给自己的好朋友Dan，另一半给自己唯一的亲人-----弟弟Alf。可是没等说出自己弟弟的地址，Jed就闭上了眼睛。而Dan并不认识Alf，也不知道他住在什么地方。他只好凭借着一张Jed和Alf兄弟二人小时候的照片和一张前不久Alf寄来的一张明信片去寻找Alf……

5.What was Kate’s answer to the mystery?

　Kate said, “…so they were _______”.

4.What helped Dan to find Alf?

　____________________ and the advertisement.

3.Did Dan do what Jed asked him to do?

　___________________________

2.What was in the envelope for Dan?

　___________________________

1.What made Jed Wright a rich man?

　The ______ made him very rich.