4. A. flew　　　 B. drove　　　　 C. sailed　　　 D. bicycled

3. A. real　　　　 B. modern　　　 C. worthy　　 D. valuable

2. A. accepted　　 B.received　　　 C. refused　　 D. rejected

1. A. only　　　　 B. surely　　　 C. nearly　　　 D. exactly

25.A. ever　　　 B. even　　　　　 C. now　　　　　　　　 D. so

　　　　 Jenkins was a jewller , who had made a large diamond ring worth 57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked　 1　 like the first one but was worth only 2,000.This he took to the shop, which　 2　 it without a question.

　　　　 Jenkins gave the much more　 3　 ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday.Then, the husband and wife　 4　 to Paris for a weekend. As to the　 5　 ring, the shop sold it for 60,000.

　　　　 Six months later the buyer　 6　 it back to Silkstdhe's office. "It's a faulty diamond, "he said."It isn't worth the high　 7　 I paid. " Then he told them the　 8 . His wife's car had caught fire in an　 9 . She had escaped.　 10　 the ring had fallen off and been damaged in the great　 11　 of the fire.

　　　 The shop had to 12 . They knew that no fire on earth can 13 damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the　 14　 diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who 15　 it?　

　　　 A picture of the ring appeared in the　 16　 .A reader thought he　 17　 the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which　 18　 a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman 19　 a large diamond ring. "Do you know the　 20　 with the lovely diamond ring?" the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.

24.A. conclusion　 B. finish　　　 　　C. ending　　　　　　　 D. stop

23.A. After that　 B. As a result　　　 C. After a while　　　　 D. What about

22.A. caught　　　 B. called　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　 D. picked

21.A.words　　　 B. imperession　　 C. manners　　　　　　 D. eyes

20.A. in　　　　　 B. with　　　　　 C. few　　　　　　 　　D. at