When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.

But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want to satisfy(满足)your curiosity(好奇心), come in and look around. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “______” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined word “retire” in the passage probably means ______.

A. go on working B. teach knowledge C. give up one’s work

2.Mr. David put a notice on the window in order ______.

A. to get some money out of the visitors

B. to drive the visitors away

C. to let visitors come in and look round

3.The notice made the visitors ______.

A. more interested in his house

B. lost interest in his house

C. feel happy about the price

4.After Mr. David put up the notice, ______.

A. the visitors didn’t come any longer

B. fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house

C. more and more tourists came for a visit

5.“______” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A. I want to buy an expensive house.

B. It’s a good way to make money.

C. I came here to retire, not to work as a guide.

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