Question

Mr. Black has a big shop in the city center. He tells all his employees (雇员) to be ______ to the buyers and he gets a lot of money.

One day an old woman went to the shop to buy a silk blouse. When she came _____of the shop with the blouse, she left her wallet in it. A girl______and found there were nearly five hundred dollars in it. She looked around and _____ saw it. She put it into her pocket ______. Soon the old woman came back to look for it, of course she _______. That evening Mr. Black was told about it. He was very angry and sent the girl away. Then he decided to employ______ honest man to take her place. Several young _______ came, but none of them could satisfy him.

This morning a young man came into_____ office. He asked, “Do you smoke, sir?”

“No, sir,” answered the young man.

“Do you drink?”

“No, sir.”

Mr. Black asked him the other questions, and the young man’s answers satisfied him.____he employed him, he asked him the last question, “You have no shortcoming(缺点), do you?”

“No, I don’t, sir,” said the young man. “I only like telling lies (撒谎)”.

1.A. strange B. terrible C. strict D. friendly

2.A. in B. out C. for D. from

3.A. picked up it B. picked it up C. picked them up D. picked up them

4.A. anybody B. somebody C. nobody D. everybody

5.A. easy B. slow C. quick D. quickly

6.A. won B. lost C. failed D. forgot

7.A. a B. an C. the D. /

8.A. man B. men C. child D. children

9.A. he B. him C. his D. her

10.A. Before B. After C. When D. While

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