A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée （未婚妻）. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond… but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.
The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: "When the servant enters the room, he will drop it."
On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited. Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody.s face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately.
11. The story took place ______. (B)
A. in France B. in England
C. in Germany D. in the United States
12. Which of the following is true? ( B )
A. A rich young man fell in love with a beautiful girl.
B. The young man.s family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich.
C. The young man loved the girl but the girl didn.t love him.
D. The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase.
13. Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl? ( C )
A. He wanted to give her a Christmas present.
B. He fell in love with her.
C. Her birthday was coming soon.
D. They were going to get married.
14. Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man? ( C)
A. He looked very excited.
B. He was poorly dressed.
C. He looked pale and sad.
D. He said he wanted to buy a beautiful vase.
15. On the birthday of his fiancée, the young man was excited because ______（.C）
A. the girl was in love with him
B. the girl looked beautiful
C. he was not sure whether his trick would be seen through
D. the girl was happy and gay
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