About a year ago I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to carry too much money with me so I asked the desk clerk(职员) to put a hundred dollar bill in the safe for me.
The next morning however the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof(证据) that I had given the man the money. There was clearly nothing left to do but to go to the nearest lawyer.
The lawyer advised me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred-dollar bill to the desk. So we did. An hour later I went back to the desk and asked for my money. Since I had the lawyer as an eyewitness 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 lawyer’s plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel to ask for the hundred-dollar bill once again. And when the clerk insisted that he had given it to me I said it was not true. The lawyer said to him “ I saw this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it in immediately I will be forced to call the policeman.” The clerk realized he had been cheated 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 lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said “oh don’t thank me. That will be one hundred dollars please.”
1.What do you think a “safe” is?
A.a box to put money or other valuables in
B.a desk at the checking counter
C.a drawer in which guests’ money is kept
D.a public purse to put money in
2.The clerk finally returned my money to me because________.
A.the lawyer had seen everything
B.he was afraid of going to prison
C.the bill was not real money
D.I had called the police
3.Which of the following would be the best title for the story?
A.How I lost my money!
B.Cheated by a clerk
C.Don’t believe in lawyers!
D.At a Detroit hotel
4.How much did the author lose in all?
A.100 dollars.
B.200 dollars.
C.300 dollars.
D.400 dollars.
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