Is it just a(n) _________ that the wife of the man who ran the competition won the first prize?

A.coincidence        B.accident             C.wonder              D.compromise

 Is it just a(n) _______ that the wife of the man who ran the competition won the first prize?

A. coincidence                                                        B. accident

C. wonder                                                              D. compromise

It’s really a(n)         that Tony, a child of only two, can play the piano so well.

One day, two brothers happened to wonder what might be the fate of a perfectly honest and wise stranger who should be lost in London without a friend, and with no money but a million-pound bank note. They thought me to be the   1  person, a poor, honest and intelligent stranger. They handed me a (n) 2   that contained a ￡1,000,000 bank note. I, in 3  , with nothing but the bank note, got into a(n) 4__   house. I took the bank note to pay for the bill and asked for the 5  . The boss who _6_  me at first changed his attitude completely. He 7   me that I could have anything I wanted at any time I chose, and let the account run so long as I was pleased. They all treated me as a(n) 8   guest. Then I got into a tailor’s shop, the 9   thing happened. I managed to buy whatever I wanted, asking for change. I owned the respect and later I  10   a girl, Portia. Everything went well with the ￡1,000,000 bank note on me. After a month, the brothers 11  . To my 12  , one of them was my Portia’s papa. He took that friendly and hospitable bill back to the Bank of England and 13   it; then the bank canceled it and made me a 14   of it, and he gave it to us at our 15  .

1. A. wrong   B. right   C. just   D. fit

2. A. envelope   B. pocket   C. bag   D. bottle

3. A. trouble   B. rags   C. danger   D. ruins

4. A. resting   B. eating   C. playing   D. swimming

5. A. chance   B. change   C. advice    D. food

6. A. looked upon   B. praised   C. thought highly of   D. looked down upon

7. A. suggested   B. considered   C. flattered   D. forced

8. A. unwelcome   B. honoured   C. unpopular   D. strange

9. A. different   B. similar   C. same   D. strange

10. A. married   B. knew   C. met   D. fell in love with

11. A. left   B. died   C. returned   D. regretted

12. A. amusement   B. disappointment   C. joy   D. surprise

13. A. cashed   B. charged   C. changed   D. understood

14. A. surprise  B. present   C. honour  D. pride

15. A. wedding   B. journey   C. part   D. ceremony