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阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项.

  An old man called his doctor, lawyer and minister to his deathbed.“They say you can't take it with you”, the dying man said.“I've got three envelopes with $30000 in each one. I want each of you to take an envelope, and just when they put down my casket(棺材), you throw in the envelopes.”

  When the old man was buried, each man threw in his envelope. On the way home, the minister confessed(忏悔), “I needed money for the church, so I took out $ 10 000 and threw in only $ 20 000 into the grave.”

  The doctor said, “I, too, must confess. I'm building a new house. I took $ 20 000 and threw in only $ 10 000.”The lawyer said,“Gentlemen, I'm ashamed of you. I threw in a check (支票) for the full amount.”

1.We can infer that the old man ________.

[  ]

A.didn't like money at all

B.cared much for money

C.was careless

D.wanted to leave all his money to his children

2.How much money was thrown into the grave altogether?

[  ]

A.$ 30 000.
B.$ 40 000.
C.$ 60 000.
D.$ 50 000.

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

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A.The three men didn't do what they had been told to.

B.The doctor and the minister threw less money into the grave than they should have.

C.The old man died and was buried in the end.

D.The lawyer did not take any money.

4.The underlined word“ashamed”in this passage most probably means “________”.

[  ]

A.sorry
B.surprised
C.angry
D.pleased
答案:B;A;D;A
解析:

  1.B

  导解:由短文中“They say you can't take it with you”以及“you throw in the envelopes”可推知.

  2.A

  导解:A由文中$20 000,$10 000可知.

  3.D

  导解:由短文最后一句“I threw in a check for full amount”可推知.

  4.A


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