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Checks have largely replaced money as a means of exchange, for they are widely accepted everywhere. Though this is very convenient for(1)buyer and seller, it(2)not be forgotten that checks are not real money: they are quite valueless(3)themselves. A shopkeeper always runs a certain(4)when he accepts a check and he is quite(5)his rights if, on occasion, he refuses to do(6).
People do not always know this and are shocked if their good faith is called(7). An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me he had an(8)unpleasant experience. He went to a famous jewelry shop which keeps a large(9)of precious stones and asked to be shown some pearl necklaces. After examining several trays, he decided to buy a particularly fine string of pearls and asked(10)he could pay by check. The assistant said that this was quite(11), but(12)my friend signed his name, he was invited into the manager’s office.
The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone with exactly the same name had presented them(13)a worthless check not long ago. My friend got very angry when he heard this and said he would buy a necklace somewhere else. When he got up to go, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay(14)he wanted to get into serious trouble.(15), the police arrived soon afterwards. They apologized to my friend for the(16), but explained that a person who had used the same name(17)his was responsible for a number of recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to copy out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of shops. The note(18): “I have a gun in my pocket. Ask no questions and give me all the money in the safe.” Fortunately, my friend’s handwriting was quite unlike(19). He was not only allowed to go without further delay,(20)to take the string of pearls with him.

问题1选项
A.all
B.some
C.every
D.both
问题2选项
A.may
B.will
C.should
D.must
问题3选项
A.at
B.on
C.for
D.in
问题4选项
A.danger
B.chance
C.risk
D.opportunity
问题5选项
A.within
B.beyond
C.without
D.out of
问题6选项
A.it
B.so
C.that
D.this
问题7选项
A.in difficulty
B.in doubt
C.in earnest
D.in question
问题8选项
A.extremely
B.largely
C.exactly
D.thoroughly
问题9选项
A.amount
B.stock
C.number
D.store
问题10选项
A.what
B.that
C.if
D.so long as
问题11选项
A.in order
B.in need
C.in use
D.in common
问题12选项
A.the moment
B.now that
C.every time
D.before
问题13选项
A.to
B.with
C.for
D.by
问题14选项
A.whether
B.if
C.otherwise
D.unless
问题15选项
A.Really
B.Sure enough
C.Certainly
D.However
问题16选项
A.treatment
B.manner
C.inconvenience
D.behavior
问题17选项
A.that
B.like
C.which
D.as
问题18选项
A.read
B.told
C.wrote
D.informed
问题19选项
A.the thief
B.the thief’s
C.the thieves
D.the thieves’
问题20选项
A.and
B.or
C.but
D.hence
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