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标题: 四级练习2013.11.02 [打印本页]

作者: Rebecca949    时间: 2013-11-4 09:48     标题: 四级练习2013.11.02

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A smartly dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop one day.He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife's birthday.The price didn't matter,since business had been particularly good for him that year.After examining a number of beautiful and expensive pearls,he chose an excellent black one that cost (1)_______________.He paid for the pearl in cash and left.
A few days later the man returned and said that his wife had likedthe pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it.It had to be exactly the same."Can you possibly give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" asked the man.The jeweler regretfully replied,"I would say it's almost impossible to find one like that pearl."The millionaire insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspaper,and offered  (2)________________for the matching pearl.Many people answered the ad,but nobody had a pearl that was just right.Just when the jeweler had given up hope,a little old lady came into the store.To his amazement, she pulled the perfect pearl from her hand bag."I don't like to part with it," she said sadly."I inherited it from my mother,and my mother inherited it from hers.But I really need the money."The jeweler was quick to pay the old woman before she changed her mind.Then he called the millionaire's hotel to tell him the good news.The millionaire, however, was (3)______________





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作者: 潮牛    时间: 2013-11-7 16:41

1.five thousands
2.twenty-five thousands
3.no way to be found.




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