Tom found one of the biggest diamonds(鉆石) in the world right in his own back yard(后院). He sold the stone to a diamond dealer(鉆石交易商) for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold--this time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. This true value of diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. It’s easy to understand why the owner of the biggest diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew. In order to make best use of it, Kaplan, the cutter, studied the diamond for twelve whole months.
When Kaplan felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw(瑕疵). He had to begin his calculations all over again, otherwise he might have made the stone useless. Six more months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I'm ready to start. It will be comparable to any other diamond in the world, plus(以及) eleven small diamonds of first-class quality.” Kaplan waited a few more days until he felt he was in the best physical and mental condition(最佳身心狀態(tài)) possible. He picked up his tools and held his breath as he made the first blow. The diamond split (切開) exactly as he promised.
1. A diamond dealer is a person who ______.
A. enjoys diamond very much B. stores diamonds
C. cuts diamonds D. buys and sells diamonds
2. The owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully it might be worth ______.
A. $300, 000 B. $800, 000 C. $300, 000, 000 D. $800, 000, 000
3. Kaplan studied the diamond for ______.
A. one and a half years B. more than half a year
C. over eighteen months D. more than nineteen months
4. How many well-shaped diamonds can be cut by Kaplan as he promised?
A. Only one. B. Two. C. Eleven. D. Twelve.
5. The diamond split ______.
A. in a wrong way B. difficultly C. exactly as he had promised D. irregularly
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Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective(偵探) stories for magazines. One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his type writer(打字機) in front of him, but he had no idea . So he decided to go to the cinema.
When he came back, he found that the had a visitor. Someone had broken into his room. The man had had a drink, smoked several of Tom's cigarettes(香煙) and had read his story. The visitor left Tom a note:
"I have read your story and I don't think much of it. Please read my advice and then you can finish it. By the way, I am a thief. I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer, I will return!"
Tom read thief's advice. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He was still not a successful writer, and he was waiting for his thief to return. Before he went out in the evening, near his typewriter he always left a story which had not been finished.
1.Tom went to the cinema because he ________.
[ ]
A.Hoped to get ideas
B.was feeling tired
C.hated to see a visitor
D.wanted to see a film
2.The visitor came to Tom's room ________.
[ ]
A.to have a drink
B.to see Tom
C.to read Tom's story
D.to steal something
3.The visitor thought that Tom's story was ________.
[ ]
A.quite good
B.not well written
C.too short
D.not exciting
4.The thief said that he would ________.
[ ]
A.steal Tom's stores
B.write more stories
C.come and steal Tom's things
D.come every night
5.Tom found the thief's advice ________.
[ ]
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