Sample 7.
Cheques have 1 replaced money as a means of exchange, for they are widely 2 everywhere.
Though this is very convenient for both buyer and seller, it should not be forgotten
that cheques are not real money: they are quite valueless in themselves.
A shopkeeper always runs a certain 3 when he takes a
cheque and he is quite within his rights if, on occasion, he refuses to do so.
People do not always know this and are shocked if their good is 4 in question.
An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me he had an extremely unpleasant experience.
He went to a famous jewellery shop which keeps a large 5 of precious stones and asked
to be shown some pearl necklaces. After 6 several necklaces, he decided to buy a
particularly fine string of pearls and asked if he could pay by cheque. The assistant said
that this was quite all right,but the 7 my friend signed his name,he was invited
into the manager's office.
The manager was very polite, but be explained that someone with exactly the same name had
presented them with a worthless cheque not long ago. My friend got very angry when he heard
this and said he would buy a necklace somewhere else. When he got up to go, the manager
told him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay unless he wanted
to get into serious trouble. Sure enough, the police arrived soon afterwards.
They apologized to my friend for the 8 , but explained that a person who had
used the same name as his was 9 for a number of recent robberies. Then the police
asked my friend to copy out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of shops.
The note read:"I have a gun in my pocket. Ask no questions and give me all the money in
the safe". Fortunately, my friend's handwriting was quite unlike the robber's.
He was not only 10 to go without further delay, but to take the string of
pearls with him.
1.［A］ exactly ［B］ really ［C］ largely ［D］ thoroughly 2.［A］ circulated ［B］ accepted ［C］ approved ［D］ possessed 3.［A］ danger ［B］ chance ［C］ risk ［D］ opportunity 4.［A］ called ［B］ asked ［C］ challenged ［D］ placed 5.［A］ amount ［B］ stock ［C］ counter ［D］ store 6.［A］ investigating［B］ discovering ［C］ choosing ［D］ examining 7.［A］ cheque ［B］ tome ［C］ pen ［D］ moment 8.［A］ treatment ［B］ manner ［C］ inconvenience［D］ behaviour 9.［A］ questionable ［B］ doubtful ［C］ possible ［D］ responsible 10.［A］ ordered ［B］ allowed ［C］ forced ［D］ agreed
