I went to buy a newspaper and when I came back I lost my ________ in the queue．

1. A.
   chance
2. B.
   place
3. C.
   way
4. D.
   time

I went to buy a newspaper and when I came back I lost my             in the queue.

A．chance     B．place C．way  D．time

閱讀理解

　　A poet published a collection of his newly－written poems. He, of course, was proud of his success. But to his disappointment, few people would buy his book. He was troubled. The poet told a friend of his about it. “The problem is,” said his friend, “that nobody has ever heard of you. You should become popular and win acclaim, then your book will sell well.” “I see,” said the poet, “but what can I do?”

　　“You bookworm! Why not put an advertisement in the newspaper?” said his friend with a smile on his face.

　　“But I can't put an advertisement saying I'm a bright poet and my book is worth reading.”

　　“No, but don't worry, I can help you with it.”

　　What his friend said brought him some relief. And after that he looked in the newspapers every day, paying special attention to the columns of advertisements. But to his disappointment, he had never found any advertisements of his poems. And as time went by, he almost forgot all about the matter.

　　One morning, the poet was having breakfast. The door bell rang. He got up and answered it. When he opened the door, he saw a big man with a big dog standing in front of him.

　　“I've come for the reward!” the big man said in a bad－tempered voice.

　　“What reward is it?” said the poet, “perhaps you mistake me for someone else.”

　　“Nonsense!” said the man, “Two pounds you offered to pay for the dog!”

　　“But I don't want any dog,” said the poet.

　　“Aha! you don't want the dog!” in an impatient voice the big man said. “You let me come here all the way for nothing!” He was ready for a fight.

　　“I'm too weak, and that fellow is so strong,” the poet thought. “I can't be his match…” so he had no choice but to buy the dog for two pounds.

　　Having fed some meat to the dog and locked it in the kitchen, the poet went back to his work. It was not long before the door bell rang again.

　　He looked out through the window and found at least six men with six dogs in front of his door. “What's the matter?” he said to himself.

　　And all of a sudden, he thought of the advertisement. He picked up a pile of newspaper and began to look through them one by one. And suddenly one of the Found and Lost advertisements caught his eyes.

　　It read:

　　“Mr. Cock offers ￡ 2 reward for the return of his faithful dog that first awakened the ideas of writing his new book of poems.”

1．How did the poet feel after his newly written poems came out?

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2．The reason why few people would buy his book was that ——。

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A．the book was too badly written

B．he was unknown

C．he hadn't put an advertisement for the book

D．readers didn't like to read poems

3．Why did many people come to his house with dogs one morning? Because ________.

[　　]

A．they came for the reward referred in the advertisement

B．they were his relatives

C．they returned the dogs to him

D．they wanted to sell their dogs to the writer

4．________ had put the advertisement in the newspaper.

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5．The best title for the passage may be ________.

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A．Seeking popularity(知名度)

B．A poet and his friend

C．An advertisement

D．Looking for a faithful dog.