Once a man named Grant found a box of old papers in a room at the top of his house.He burnt most of them,1 he did not like old things 2 .But one of these papers was an old letter.3 the bottom of the letter was the 4 of a well-known writer.
“When the letter was written,” said Grant,“ 5 knew about the writer.But now everyone knows him.Some people like to buy letters 6 this.I may be able to get a lot of money for the letter if I sell it to the right man.”
But there were 7 dirty marks all 8 the letter.
“ It doesn’t look nice,” he thought.“No one wants to buy a letter if it’s 9 .I’ll have to clean it first.”
So he took a piece of cloth and some water and 10 the letter.He worked hard and 11 a lot of care.At last the letter looked 12 and he was pleased with 13 .
“Now it looks very nice,” he said to himself,“I’ll be able to 14 it for a lot of money.”
He took the letter to a shop in London where old papers of this kind were 15 and sold.
“I want to sell this letter,” Grant said to the man in the shop.“It was written by a 16 writer.You know about these things.How much will you give me 17 it?”
The man looked at the letter for 18 .
“I’ll give you two pounds for it,” he said at last.
“Only two pounds!” said Grant.“But people 19 ten pounds for a letter like this.And just look!I’ve even cleaned it to make it look nice.”
“I can see that,” said the man.“That’s the trouble.People who buy old paper like them to be 20 ”
1..A) and B) as if C) even if D) for
2.A) much B) a great deal C) much more D) very much
3.A) In B) On C) At D) With
4.A) picture B) address C) name D) note
5.A) not one B) no one C) no body D) none
6.A) for B) like C) the same D) likely
7.A) lot of B) a lots of C) much D) a lot of
8.A) through B) on C) over D) with
9.A) clean B) dirt C) dirty D) with dirty
10.A) mopped B) cleaned C) swept D) washed
11.A) took B) made C) gave D) spent
12.A) new B) newly C) nicest D) beautifully
13.A) the papers B) the letter C) his work D) writer
14.A) send B) buy C) pay D) sell
15.A) brought B) bought C) needed D) buy
16.A) unknown B) well-known C) well-know D) well known
17.A) of B) with C) from D) for
18.A) long times B) a long times C) sometime D) a long time
19.A) pay B) took C) gave D) hand
20.A) cleaning B) clean C) dirty D) dirt