Question

Three days ago, the boss of a gold shop received a letter. As he was very busy, the letter was on his desk till dinner time. When he opened it, a $1000 note fell out onto the desk. With the note was a short letter:

Dear sir,

I got married forty years ago. Unfortunately, at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I got no job. I was out of work for about six months before I got another one. Of course I was very short of money.

I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring (结婚戒指) one day. The assistant (营业员) brought some rings for me to have a look, later she was called away for a moment, and then I put one of the rings into my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girlfriend’s finger. So I left the shop with the ring but I didn’t pay for it. My wife died a month ago, and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience (让我良心不安) all these years. I always feel guilty (愧疚) about that. At that time the ring cost $100, and I think that is about ten times at today’s price.

Now, I am sending you that amount.

Yours truly,

A customer(顾客)

After reading the letter, the boss said, “Well, life is always full of surprise! (惊喜) ”

1.The boss of the gold shop got a ________3 days ago.

A.ring B.letter C.job D.girlfriend

2.The underlined word ”unemployment” means ” ________” in Chinese.

A.辞职 B.失业 C.就业 D.休假

3.The ring the customer put into his pocket was ________ 40 years ago.

A.a hundred dollars B.a thousand dollars

C.ten thousand dollars D.a million dollars

4.The customer wrote to the boss in order to ________.

A.send the money for the ring B.say thanks to him

C.return the ring D.show his guilt

5.What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A.The boss opened the letter by himself. B.The boss thought that it was surprising to receive the note.

C.When the man’s wife knew the fact, she was angry. D.The man wasn’t guilty at all.

Answer 1