1. The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald
__ himself to fathering the kid.
, the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly
. He spent a lot on art works of the
. Later Fitzgerald himself became
ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his
_ _ as to how his wealth would be
— to sell his entire collection at an auction(拍卖).
Because of the large quantity and high
of his collection, a huge crowd of
__ buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum
and private collectors eager to
. Before the auction, the art works were shown, among, which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its
quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled(敲槌)the crowd to
. First the lawyer
from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his
__ .
The poor-quality painting didn’t
any bidders... except one — the old servant who had
__ _the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons
the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer
__ the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became
, and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over.
【小题1】 | A.expected | B.appointed | C.devoted | D.booked |
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【小题2】 | A.Finally | B.Luckily | C.Secondly | D.Unfortunately |
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【小题3】 | A.declined | B.increased | C.remained | D.affected |
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【小题4】 | A.partners | B.masters | C.servants | D.volunteers |
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【小题5】 | A.seriously | B.slightly | C.lightly | D.gradually |
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【小题6】 | A.matter | B.notice | C.letter | D.will |
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【小题7】 | A.settled | B.dealt | C.involved | D.banned |
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【小题8】 | A.price | B.spirit | C.quality | D.attraction |
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【小题9】 | A.traditional | B.possible | C.occasional | D.absent |
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【小题10】 | A.directors | B.fans | C.supporters | D.competitors |
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【小题11】 | A.call | B.bid | C.reject | D.order |
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【小题12】 | A.known | B.famous | C.poor | D.cheap |
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【小题13】 | A.attention | B.principle | C.saying | D.party |
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【小题14】 | A.heard | B.told | C.wrote | D.read |
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【小题15】 | A.wife | B.servant | C.director | D.son |
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【小题16】 | A.receive | B.remind | C.need | D.plan |
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【小题17】 | A.worked | B.served | C.lived | D.waited |
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【小题18】 | A.played | B.applied | C.offered | D.accepted |
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【小题19】 | A.lost | B.got | C.continued | D.stopped |
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【小题20】 | A.noisy | B.eager | C.quiet | D.anxious |
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