Jenlins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond(钻石) ring worth 57,000 pounds for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___1___ like the first one but was worth only 2,000 pounds. This he took to the shop, which ___2___ it without a question.

Jenkins gave the much more ___3___ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife ___4___ to Paris for a weekend. As to the ___5___ ring, the shop sold it for 60,000 pounds.

Six months later the buyer ___6___ it back to Silkstone’s office. “It’s a faulty(有瑕疵的) diamond,” he said. “It isn’t worth the high ___7___ I paid.” Then he told them the ___8___. His wife’s car had caught fire in an ___9___. She had escaped(幸免), ___10___ the ring had fallen off and been damaged(损坏) in the great ___11___ of the fire.

The shop had to ___12___. They knew that no fire on earth can ___13___ damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the ___14___ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who ___15___ it?

A picture of the ring appeared in the ___16___. A reader thought he ___17___ the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which ___18___ a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman ___19___ a large diamond ring. “Do you know the ___20___ with the lovely diamond ring?” the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.

1. A. only       B. surely C. nearly D. exactly

2. A. accepted B. received     C. refused       D. rejected

3. A. real B. modern      C. worthy       D. valuable

4. A. flew       B. drove  C. sailed  D. bicycled

5. A. first       B. second       C. last     D. next

6. A. sold       B. posted C. brought      D. returned

7. A. cost       B. money       C. price   D. value

8. A. facts      B. matters       C. questions    D. results

9. A. affair     B. accident     C. incident      D. experience

11. A. pile      B. heat    C. power D. pressure

12. A. think    B. agree  C. permit D. promise

13. A. almost  B. even   C. just     D. ever

14. A. real      B. pure    C. right   D. exact

15. A. copied  B. made  C. stole   D. did

16. A. notices B. magazines  C. newspapers D. programmes

17. A. saw      B. knew  C. found  D. recognized

18. A. showed       B. drew   C. printed       D. carried

19. A. carrying      B. dressing     C. wearing      D. holding

20. A. dancer  B. woman       C. reader D. jeweler


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It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few  36 . On their faces was confidence(自信). This was their last exam—then on to   37 and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they   38  get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take  39   of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n)   40   task. The professor had said they could bring   41  books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not   42  each other during the test.^
43  they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles   44  on the students’ faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed   45  the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the   46  faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?”   47  a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished   48  .” But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I   49 ,” He said. “I just want to impress upon you that   50   you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the   51  you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively  52  in everyday practice.” Then smiling, he added, “You will all  53  this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just   54 .”
They years have   55  the name of his professor, but not the lesson he taught.
36. A. seconds           B. minutes             C. hours                D. days
37. A. interview            B. discussion      C. education          D. graduation
38. A. would                 B. must                 C. had to           D. used to
39. A. hold                   B. control                 C. charge           D. place
40. A. interesting           B. necessary           C. easy                  D. unusual
41. A. no                  B. either                C. any                   D. all
42. A. listen to                 B. look at                 C. refer to                D. talk to
43. A. Nervously           B. Joyfully            C. Quickly             D. Curiously
44. A. appeared             B. changed            C. froze                 D. stopped
45. A. then                   B. as                        C. before           D. after
46. A. pleased           B. worried             C. surprised       D. moved
47. A. Not                   B. Once                 C. Only                 D. Even
48. A. all                     B. none                 C. one                   D. it
49. A. wondered            B. enjoyed             C. hated                D. expected
50. A. right now            B. as though          C. now that            D. even though
51. A. exam                  B. subject                 C. question            D. college
52. A. valuable                 B. difficult            C. common            D. strange
53. A. pass                    B. fail                   C. take                  D. start
54. A. begun                 B. completed     C. failed                D. succeeded
55. A. forgot                 B. remembered      C. strengthened      D. Weakened

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