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About a year ago, I went to stay at a hotel in Detroit. I didn't want to carry too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe (保险箱) for me.
The next morning, however, the clerk said he knew nothing about my money. I didn't
have any evidence that I had given the man the money. There was nothing I could do but go to the nearest detective.
The detective advised me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. This I did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money. Since I had the detective as a witness to the second hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not say he knew nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the detective's plan into action. This time both the detective and I went to the hotel. I asked for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and when the clerk insisted he had already given it to me, I didn't admit it. The detective said to him, "I saw this gentleman give you a hundred dollars. If you don't hand it over immediately, I'll call the police." The clerk realized he had been tricked, so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
"I don't know how to thank you enough for getting my money back," I said to the detective.
He said, "Oh, it's my pleasure. That will be a hundred dollars, please."
( ) 34. Why did the writer put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe?
A. He wanted the clerk to steal the money.
B. He wanted the clerk to buy some food for him.
C. He didn't want to carry too much money with him.
D. He wanted to tell the detective about the money.
( ) 35. The hotel clerk at last returned the bill because ______.
A. he didn't want to get into trouble with the police
B. he found the detective cheating him
C. he was afraid of the writer very much
D. he wanted to give the writer a surprise
( ) 36. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The writer didn't get his two hundred dollars back.
B. The detective was disappointed.
C. The writer offered the detective two hundred dollars.
D. The detective asked for one hundred dollars as his pay.
The next morning, however, the clerk said he knew nothing about my money. I didn't
have any evidence that I had given the man the money. There was nothing I could do but go to the nearest detective.
The detective advised me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. This I did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money. Since I had the detective as a witness to the second hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not say he knew nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the detective's plan into action. This time both the detective and I went to the hotel. I asked for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and when the clerk insisted he had already given it to me, I didn't admit it. The detective said to him, "I saw this gentleman give you a hundred dollars. If you don't hand it over immediately, I'll call the police." The clerk realized he had been tricked, so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
"I don't know how to thank you enough for getting my money back," I said to the detective.
He said, "Oh, it's my pleasure. That will be a hundred dollars, please."
( ) 34. Why did the writer put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe?
A. He wanted the clerk to steal the money.
B. He wanted the clerk to buy some food for him.
C. He didn't want to carry too much money with him.
D. He wanted to tell the detective about the money.
( ) 35. The hotel clerk at last returned the bill because ______.
A. he didn't want to get into trouble with the police
B. he found the detective cheating him
C. he was afraid of the writer very much
D. he wanted to give the writer a surprise
( ) 36. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The writer didn't get his two hundred dollars back.
B. The detective was disappointed.
C. The writer offered the detective two hundred dollars.
D. The detective asked for one hundred dollars as his pay.
答案
C
; A
; D
; A
; D
