二、完型空题

A rich Australia went into a _1_ in New York. He wanted very much _2_ a nice-looking watch. He saw a watch that

he liked, but the owner of the shop asked five _3_ dollars for it. Suddenly a young man came into the shop, took

_4_ out of the owner’s hands and ran out with it. It all happened in a few _5_. When the owner ran out into the

street, the young man already _6_ among the people. The Australia went on. At the next corner, he saw _7_ with

the stolen watch in his hand. “Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?” He said in a low voice. “It’s only a hundred

dollars.” “The young doesn’t know I saw him stealing the watch,” he thought. The Australian _8_ it at once and went

back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about it. His friend had a look at the watch and started laughing.

He said, “You are a _9_. This watch isn’t worth even ten dollars. I’m sure the _10_ and the young man planned this

together.”

( )1. A. shop         B. post office         C. bank         D. city

( )2. A. to see         B. to steal         C. to buy         D. to borrow

( ) 3. A. hundred         B. hundred of         C. hundreds         D. hundreds of

( ) 4. A. money         B. a watch         C. shop         D. the watch

( ) 5. A. minutes         B. seconds         C. while         D. moment

( ) 6. A. getting         B. in         C. lost         D. running

( ) 7. A. owner         B. a man         C. a woman         D. the young man

( ) 8. A. cost         B. bought         C. paid         D. spent

( ) 9. A. clever         B. lucky         C. luckily         D. fool

( ) 10. A. policeman         B. man         C. shop owner         D. Australian