题目内容
A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspaper. "Last week," he said, "my ______ was stolen from a London church. ______ it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn't get it ______."
"______ did you write your advertisement？" asked one of the _____, a businessman.
"Here it is," said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip(纸条）. It was cut from a ______. The other man took it and read, " ______ from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella.. The gentleman who finds it will ______ ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street."
"Now," said the businessman, "I often advertise, and find that it ______ me well. But how you ______ in an ad is very important. The businessman then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and ________: " A man was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening. ______ he doesn't wish to get into ______, he will return the umbrella to No.10 Broad Street. He is well ______."
This ______ in the newspaper, and on the following morning, the man was ______ when he opened the front door. At least twelve umbrellas had been ______ in, and his own was among them. Many of them had ______ tied to them, saying that they had been taken ________ mistake, and begging the ______ not to say anything about the matter.
1.A. umbrella B. advertisement C. newspaper D. money
2.A. Though B. Once C. Unless D. As
3.A. away B. out C. back D. off
4.A. Where B. When C. Why D. How
5.A. listeners B. passers-by C. readers D. thieves
6.A. magazine B. newspaper C. novel D. picture
7.A. Found B. Lost C. Borrowed D. Lent
8.A. receive B. give C. take D. return
9.A. does B. makes C. pays D. agrees
10.A. draw B. call C. cost D. express
11.A. said B. typed C. wrote D. explained
12.A. If B. Though C. Because D. While
13.A. business B. trouble C. habit D. report
14.A. educated B. done C. behaved D. known
15.A. wrote B. published C. appeared D. sent
16.A. work B. frightened C. disappointed D. surprised
17.A. thrown B. brought C. kept D. stolen
18.A. books B. notes C. money D. news
19.A. for B. with C. by D. to
20.A. businessman B. loser C. keeper D. reporter
