Section I Close Test
For each numbered blank in the following passage there are four choices labeled [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the best one and put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. Read the whole passage before making your choice. (10 points)
①Cheques have 1 replaced money as a means of exchange for they are widely accepted everywhere. ②Though this is very convenient for both buyer and seller, it should not be forgotten that cheques are not real money: they are quite valueless in themselves. ③A shop-keeper always runs a certain 2 when he accepts a cheque and he is quite 3 his rights if on occasion, he refuses to do so.
④People do not always know this and are shocked if their good faith is called 4 . ⑤An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me he had an extremely unpleasant experience. ⑥He went to a famous jewelry shop which keeps a large 5 of precious stones and asked to be shown some pearl necklaces. ⑦After examining several trays, he decided to buy a particularly fine string of pearls and asked if he could pay by Cheques. ⑧The assistant said that this was quite 6 but the moment my friend signed his name, he was invited into the manager’s office.
⑨The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone with exactly the same name had presented them with a worthless Cheque not long ago. ⑩My friend got very angry when he heard this and said he would buy a necklace somewhere else. 11When he got up to go, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay 7 he wanted to get into serious trouble. 12 8 , the police arrived soon afterwards. 13They apologized to my friend for the 9 , but explained that a person who had used the same name as his was responsible for a number of recent robberies. 14Then the police asked my friend to copy out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of shops. 15The note 10 : “I have a gun in my pocket. Ask no questions and give me all the money in the safe.” 16Fortunately, my friend’s handwriting was quite unlike the thief’s. 17He was not only allowed to go without further delay, but to take the string of pearls with him. [356 words]
1. [A] exactly [B] really [C] largely [D] thoroughly
2. [A] danger [B] chance [C] risk [D] opportunity
3. [A] within [B] beyond [C] without [D] out of
4. [A] in difficulty [B] in doubt [C] in earnest [D] in question
5. [A] amount [B] stock [C] number [D] store
6. [A] in order [B] in need [C] in use [D] in common
7. [A] whether [B] if [C] otherwise [D] unless
8. [A] Really [B] Sure enough [C] Certainly [D] However
9. [A] treatment [B] manner [C] inconvenience [D] behaviour
10.[A] read [B] told [C] wrote [D] informed
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