There was a king who gave his daughter a beautiful diamond necklace. The necklace was stolen and his people in the kingdom searched everywhere but could not find it. So the king asked to search for it and put a reward for＄50,000 for anyone who found it.
One day, a clerk was walking home along a river when he saw something shinning in the river and when he looked, he saw the diamond necklace. He decided to try and catch it to get the ＄50,000 reward.
He put his hand in the river and tried to catch the necklace, but somehow missed it and didn’t catch it. He took his hand out and looked again and the necklace was still there. He tried again.
But strangely, he still missed the necklace! He came out and started walking away, feeling sad. Just then, an old man walking by saw him, and asked him what was the matter. The clerk didn’t want to share the secret with him, thinking he might take the necklace for himself, so he refused to tell him anything.
The old man could see this man was troubled. He again asked the clerk to tell him the problem and promised that he would not tell anyone about it. The clerk told him about the necklace and how he tried and tried to catch it, but kept failing.
The old man then told him that perhaps he should try looking upward, toward the branches of the tree, instead of in the river. The clerk looked up and true enough, the necklace was hanging on the branch of a tree. He had been trying to take a reflection of the real necklace all this time.
小題1:The clerk tried to get the diamond necklace to ________________.
A．make the king happy.B．keep it for himself.
C．get the big reward. D．sell it at a high price.
小題2: Before the old man asked the clerk what was the matter, the clerk        .
A．was searching in the waterB．was trying to find help
C．felt rather tiredD．was not feeling good
小題3:Where did the clerk find the necklace at last?
A．On the treeB．On the bankC．In the riverD．In the sand
小題4:What might be the best title for the passage?
A．A beautiful diamond necklaceB．A king’s promise
C．A lucky young clerkD．Changing the way of thinking

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:D
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