Checks have largely taken the place of money as a
means of 36 , for they are widely accepted
everywhere. 37 this is very 38
for both buyer and seller, it should not be forgotten that checks are
not real money: they are quite 39 in
themselves. A shop-keeper runs a certain 40 when he
accepts a check and he is quite 41 his rights
if, on occasion, he 42 to do so. People do not
always know this and are 43 if their good
faith is called in question. A wealthy friend of mine told me he had an
extremely 44 experience.
One day he decided to buy a particularly fine pearl
necklace at a famous jewelry shop which keeps a large__45 of
precious stones and asked if he could pay 46 check,
the assistant said that this was quite 47 . But the moment
my friend signed his name, he was invited into the manager’s office. The
manager was very polite, but he explained that someone 48 exactly
the same name had presented them with a worthless check not long ago. My friend
got very angry at it and said he would buy a necklace 49 .
When he got up to go, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any
moment and he had better stay 50 he wanted to
get into serious trouble. Sure enough the police arrived, __51 to my
friend for the 52 , but explained that a person
who had used the same name as his 53 for a number of
recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to 54
out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of shops. The
note read, “I have a gun in my pocket, ask no questions and give all the money
in the safe.” Fortunately, my friend’s handwriting was quite__55__ the
thief’s. He was not only allowed to go without further delay, but to take the
pearl necklace with him.
1.A. change B.
exchange
C. trade D.
business
2.A. Because
B. If C.
Though D.
Since
3.A. favourite
B. popular
C. profitable D.
convenient
4.A. dangerous B.
priceless C.
unimportant D.
valueless
5.A. chance B.
risk C.
opportunity D. danger
6.A. within B.
out of C.
without D.
beyond
7.A. refuses B.
agrees C.
fails D.
hates
8.A. unhappy B.
ashamed C.
shocked
D. puzzled
9.A. uninteresting B. unreasonable C.
unforgettable D.
unpleasant
10.A. amount
B. accident C.
stock D.
number
11.A. in B.
by C.
with
D. on
12.A. in need B.
in common C.
in use D.
in order
13.A. used B.
with C.
named D.
by
14.A. anywhere B.
somewhere C.
somewhere else D.
everywhere
15.A. unless B.
otherwise C. if D.
whether
16.A. coming B.
sticking
C. apologizing D.
checking
17.A. manner B.
behavior C.
inconvenience D.
treatment
18.A. responsible B.
answered C.
charged D.
blamed
19.A. copy B.
read C.
take D.
bring
20.A. unlike B.
different C.
dissimilar D.
dislike
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