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　　Passage 4

　　Once a group of tourists who were staying at a hotel in Birmingham were having dinner in the restaurant. Fish was brought and while they __1__ it some of them told interesting stories about finding pearls and other valuable things inside fish.

　　An old gentleman， __2__ had listened quietly to their conversation， rose and said： “I've heard all your stories， and now I'll tell you __3__. When I was a young man I was working in a large importing company in New York. Before long， I __4__ in love with a pretty young girl. Very soon we were engaged. But just two months before our marriage， I was suddenly sent to Birmingham on very important business. I left my sweetheart， __5__ to write to her.”

　　“I was obliged to staying in Birmingham longer than I had __6__. __7__ last my work was done， and just before I left for home， I bought a beautiful and very expensive diamond ring， intending to give it to my sweetheart.”

　　“On my way to New York， I was looking through the morning newspaper when I saw an announcement of my sweetheart's marriage with another man. This made me so angry __8__ I threw the ring overboard （向船外）。 A few days __9__ when I was eating a fish， I bit something hard. What do you think __10__？”

　　1. A. eat B. ate C. had eaten D. were eating

　　1. 选D

　　2. A. who B. whom C. that D. which

　　2. 选A

　　3. A. a story B. one story C. the story D. one

　　3. 选D

　　4. A. fall B. fell C. feel D. felt

　　4. 选B

　　be engaged to sb. 和某人订婚

　　5. A. agreeing B. agree C. promising D. promise

　　5. 选C

　　6. A. seen B. replied C. promised D. expected

　　6. 选D

　　7. A. From B. At C. In D. On

　　7. 选B

　　8. A. than B. that C. as D. to

　　8. 选B

　　9. A. late B. later C. latter D. latest

　　9. 选B

　　10. A. is it B. was it C. it is D. it was

　　10. 选D 涉及到语法的有6道