Yash Gupta

Yash Gupta has worn glasses for many years. When they broke one ay and he was not able to wear thenm to school, he had a big problem. ___16___At the end of the day, he realized that he had learned nothing that day!

Yash quickly got his glasses fixed, but his experience changed his life. He realized that there were probably many kids around the world that did not have proper glasses to help them learn in school. ___17___ He found out that 13 million children around the world don't have proper glasses to help them see in class. Instead of just shaking his head at this problem, he decided to do something about it. ___18___ Its goal is to help find glasses for other kids and teens that need them.

He created Sight Learning in 2011 and since then he has changed the lives of thousands of young students around the world! The organization has tried to provide eyeglasses to students who need them but cannot afford them. It has collected and given away over $1,000,000 worth of eyeglasses. ___19___

As Dr. Seuss, a famous writer, once said, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” ___20___ He has taken action to not only improve his own life, but those of others.

A. Yash is such a teenager.

B. So, he did some research.

C. Yash started a small organization, Sight Learning.

D. Here is an easy way to help Yash and Sight Learning.

E. He could not see much of what was going on in his classroom.

F. He learned that not having glasses can cause a 20% loss in learning!

G. This has helped over 20,000 young people in 5 countries to see better!

Body language is a type of non-verbal communication, in which physical behavior   67   (use) to express information or feelings.   68  , different countries have different body languages. For example, not all countries have the same way of greeting when people meet. In Britain, people usually keep a certain distance and seldom touch strangers.   68   the contrary, in Spain, Italy or South American countries people approach others closer and arc more likely   69   (touch) them. In France, it is a typical custom   70   people kiss each other twice on   70   check when adults meet someone they know. Although shaking hands   72   (be) a universal way to greet each other, people in Japan prefer to bow.

Body language is a powerful tool in communicating with others and is often   73   (powerful) than spoken language. Therefore,   74   is important for us to have a good knowledge of body language, which can certainly help avoid   75   (get) into embarrassment (尴尬) in today’s world of cultural crossroads.

Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth.  36___The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai. __37  The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.

  Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in western Australia, and went to a wild （野生的）flowers’ exhibition.  38  We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition.

  After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill.  39 ___ There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.  40  After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.

A. Australia is big, but its population is not large.

B. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world.

C. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos.

D. The government has made enough laws to fight pollution.

E. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before.F. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could.

G. The people of Australia are very hard-working.

 ---Would you mind not        a noise? Alice is sleeping.

   ---Sorry, I didn’t know. I         she was awake.

  A. making, think   B. making, thought   C. make, think  D. make, thought

We explore and share our inner creativity through one artistic tool ______ we all have access

— the smart phone.

A. in which    B. to which

C. with which    D. on which

During my first day at senior high school, I met my new teacher. She looked at me and said, “I am happy to have an international student in my class.” I was very excited.

One day, I came to the class about three minutes late, and she told me to write my name on a piece of paper and, beside it, the word “late”. In that way she could know I was late for the first time. At first, I was embarrassed and angry. Then I did not complain because she taught me an important lesson: time is very valuable.

I learned another important lesson during one of my classes — the day of the first exam. After I finished my exam, I did not review my answers because it was the end of the exam time. One week later, she returned my exam paper. I found that one of my answers was wrong. Even though the only choices were A, B and C, I chose D instead of C. I tried to explain my mistake to her, “I marked D though I knew C was the right answer.” However, she refused my request and told me, “I do believe you, but I am not going to forgive your mistake. This will encourage you to be more careful before you turn your papers in.” I was not expecting that from her, but she was completely right.

32. The teacher told the writer to write his name to       .

     A. force him to work hard      B. test his writing style

     C. make him angry                  D. tell him the importance of time

33. Why did the writer choose D instead of C?

     A. D was the right answer.        B. The exam time was short.

     C. It was just an accident.        D. He didn’t know the right answer.

34. The writer thought the teacher’s attitude to his request was       .

     A. rude             B. bad              C. unexpected         D. wrong

35. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?

     A. To praise his teacher very highly.

     B. To show how strict his teacher was.

     C. To tell us to be careful in exams.

     D. To tell his experience of studying abroad.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起）不计分。

With Teachers’ Day draw near, I would like to express my thanks to Ms. Li, who taught my English last year.

At that time, I was having a trouble studying English and my scores fell. Ms. Li encouraged me and tell me her story that she never gave up before her studies didn’t go well. She also said that it was necessary to make efforts so that I would not regret waste time. Her words were the best medicine because she stood in her shoes to deal with problems and gave me helpful advices. She didn’t simple comfort me. Her teaching methods also worked. It had never occurred me that studying could be so interested until I met Ms. Li.

As they migrate(迁移)，butterflies and moths（飞蛾）choose the winds they want to fly with，and they change their body positions if they start floating in the wrong direction．This new finding suggests that insects may employ some of the same methods that birds use for traveling long distances. Scientists have long thought that insects were simply at the mercy of the wind．

Fascinating as their skills of flight are, migrating behavior has been difficult to study in insects because many long distant trips happen thousands of feet above ground. Only recently have scientists developed technologies that can detect such little creatures at such great heights．

To their surprise，though，the insects weren’t passive but active travelers on the winds. In autumn，for example，most light winds blew from the east，but the insects somehow sought out ones that carried them south and they positioned themselves to navigate(导航) directly to their wintering homes．

Even in the spring，when most winds flowed northward，the insects didn’t always go with the flow．If breezes weren’t blowing in the exact direction they wanted to go，the insects changed their body positions to compensate（抵消）．Many migrating birds do the same thing．

The study also found，butterflies and moths actively flew within the air streams that pushed them along．By adding flight speeds to wind speeds，the scientists calculated that butterflies and moths can travel as fast as 100 kilometers an hour．The findings may have real-world applications．

With climate warming，migrating insects are growing in number．Knowing how and when these pests move could help when farmers decide when to spray their crops．

32．What’s the main idea of the text?  

A．Insects migrate with the seasons．

B．Wind helps insects greatly in migrating．

C．insects have real direction．

D．Scientists have trouble in observing insects．

33．Scientists originally thought that__________          ．

A. insects always waited for their favorable winds

B. insects chose the winds they wanted to ride

C. insects were just blown about by the wind

D. insects positioned themselves in the winds  

34．We can learn from the text that_______________          

A. insects fly in the way birds do

B. insects travel more easily in autumn

C. insects never position themselves when flying low   

D. insects rest a lot when the wind pushes them along

35．According to the passage，the findings can_______________               ．

A. increase insects in number      B．instruct farmers when to spray

C．prevent climate warming      D．help protect insects

    Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new material that can move

 heat out of buildings and into space. The researchers say the material can cool buildings

even on hot days. The cooling material is a very thin sheet with many layers that could

 be placed on a roof like solar panels(板). However, instead of turning sunlight into energy

 as solar panels do, the material turns heat into radiation.

    Shanhui Fan is an electrical engineering professor at Stanford University. He says

that the panels have a layer of material that is like sand. The panels act like a mirror.

They take heat out of buildings and reflect the light from the sun. And he says both the

 heat and sunlight are sent 100 kilometers into outer space. "It's a structure(构造) that

cools itself without electricity input, even under the sun. So, what it does is basically

radiate heat to outer space and also reflect the sunlight so it doesn't get heated up by the sun. Mr. Fan says it is like having a window into space. The heat is sent directly into space without warming the air.”

    He says buildings in developing countries that do not have electricity or air conditioning could use the panels. "In areas where electricity is out of reach for many people, there is a potential (潜在的) benefit for storing medicine or even food. In many of these situations, being able to reduce the temperature is important. And this would provide a way to do it.”

    The researchers say the main problem is creating actual cooling systems using the high-tech panels. They say it may be possible to develop a cooling spray(喷涂) that could be used on present solid structures. They believe the cooling spray technology could be developed in the next three to five years. They say as much as 15 percent of the energy used in the United States is spent providing power to air conditioning systems.

27．The first paragraph mainly tells us ________.

A. living on hot days is no longer a big problem now

B. a new material is created to cool the buildings

C. researchers are developing new solar panels on roofs

D. the new material is a very thin sheet with many layers

28．How does the panel work?

A. It takes in the heat and cools it down.

B. It uses a mirror to reflect the sunlight.

C. It sends heat away right into space.

D. It has a window to let out the heat.

29．The new material is especially useful in areas that ________.

A. suffer high temperature

B. have poor air conditioning

C. have plenty of food

D. are short of power

30．What can you infer from the passage?

A. The appliance of the new panel is still under research.

B. Some people got benefits from producing the panels.

C. People may have problems in using the new material.

D. The new panels may save 15 percent of the energy.

61. The public should be ____________(教育)to sue energy more effectively.

62. Although we tried to __________(说服)her, Leo wouldn’t change her mind.

63. You’ll have to ________(替换)those tyres; they’re badly worn.

64. I became a teacher because I __________(更喜欢)books and people to politics.

65. The stores have to ___________(竞争)for customers in the Christmas season.

66. She has not got enough __________(自信心)to do the job alone.

67. His works were not __________(赏识)until after his death.

68. Carmen’s mother has just ___________(幸存)a serious heart attack.

69. I am a new arrival, not too f_____________ with the city.

70. The firefighters made great efforts to r_____________ the workers trapped in the mine.

71. The band will give two p______________ before leaving Britain.

72. Professor Smith decided to d________ the rest of his life to scientific research.

73. The police are offering a r__________________ of $1,000 for information about the murder.

74. There is no d____________ that music plays a powerful role in our lives.

75. It is unwise to a_____________ too much importance to success.

　　There was once a man called Mr．Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life．He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions．He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup (银杯) for the Rose of the Year．
　　Mr．Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school．Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr．Flowers’ glass-houses．So Mr．Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day．
　　But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times．Mr．Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful．He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good．He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away．He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others．
　　At last Mr．Flowers had a good idea．He put up a large notice (布告) made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses．On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE．After this, Mr．Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses．
1．It was Mr．Flowers’ hope to ________．
　　A．build glass-houses in his free time
　　B．grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup
　　C．win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color
　　D．grow a rose with the longest name
2．Boys were often tempted to ________．
　　A．throw stones at Mr．Flowers’ glass-house
　　B．throw stones at Mr．Flowers from their school
　　C．be in or near by Mr．Flowers’ glass-houses
　　D．play with Mr．Flowers near his glass-houses
3．Mr．Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______．
　　A．at times when school-boys were walking near them
　　B．all the school day when there were no boys about
　　C．where he could not be seen by the boys passing
　　D．at the beginning and end of the school day
4．Mr．Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass．
　　A．be on watch in his free time
　　B．ask the headmaster for help
　　C．pick up all the stones around his garden
　　D．do all the above
5．Mr．Flowers’ good idea was to ______．
　　A．write some words on the glass
　　B．put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses
　　C．give the boys something else to throw stones at
　　D．send for policemen

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.－With the new year coming, a new website was set up to offer ringtones (手机铃声) of the sounds of dozens of rare and endangered species from around the world.

The Center for Biological Diversity started offering free wildlife ringtones for cellphones a year ago to educate people about the plight of the animals, and the movement enjoyed such success that the environmental group has collected more ringtones and added them to its website for this year.

The group plans to release a kind of new ringtones each month, including the sounds of the African elephant and the Emperor Penguin of the Antarctic, said Peter Galvin, the group’s conservation director.

“We’ve hit the 100,000th download in over 150 countries,” Galvin said Wednesday in a telephone interview. “It’s pretty interesting. We didn’t realize how much of an international hit it would become.”

The response, he said, stresses the worldwide movement to save endangered and rare species.

“The extinction crisis is a worldwide crisis,” he said.

Available ringtones include the howl of an endangered Mexican gray wolf, the bellows of an Arctic beluga whale and the calls of dozens of other mammals, birds and reptiles. Website visitors can also get cellphone wallpaper and facts for each of the species.

And later this year, the website will be available in Spanish and more ringtones from species in Latin America will be added, Galvin said.

17. The new ringtones collect the sound of ____________.

   A. lovely animals                                                     B. common animals

   C. frightened animals                                             D. rare or endangered animals 

18. The new ringtones mentioned in the passage are used to ____________.

   A. add fun to the new year                                     B. celebrate the coming new year

   C. call on people to protect wildlife                                D. develop the cellphone industry

19. The underlined word “plight” in the second paragraph probably means “__________”.

   A. sudden disappearance                                             B. difficult situation

   C. rich knowledge                                                 D. usual habit

20. What would be the best title for the passage?

   A. New Wildlife Ringtones Released in a Website  

   B. A New Way to Protect Wildlife

   C. Great success of New Strange Ringtones

   D. New Ringtones Popular With Cellphone Users

   假设你叫李华，你的朋友Jenny向你询问有关如何保持健康的问题。请你给她发一个电子邮件，提一些建议。内容要点如下：1. 注意合理饮食，要多吃鱼、肉、等，特别是新鲜蔬菜和水果，不要吃太多甜食。2. 注意锻炼身体，劳逸结合，多参加体育锻炼。3、保证充足的睡眠，不要熬夜，每天至少睡8个小时。

注意：1、词数100左右。2、注意行文连贯。3、开头与结尾已经写好。

Dear Jenny,

How nice it is to hear from you! In your letter you asked me how to keep healthy. Here is my advice. ____________________________________________________________________________                                                             

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                                                              _______                                                              _____________

                                                       Yours,

                                                       Li Hua

The way         our English teacher explained the sentence to us is easy to understand.

A.which             B.where             C.in that           D.in which

86. 我所说的就是要你意识到定期锻炼的重要性。

What I said is to make you   ▲         ▲      the importance of regular exercise.

87. 在当代社会，重要的不是我们所说的话，而是我们所做的事情。

In    ▲     society, it’s not what we say but what we do   ▲        ▲    .

88. 这个政策旨在帮助那些需要关心和爱护的孩子。

The policy   ▲         ▲        ▲     help the children in need of care and love.

89. 与许多人可能认为的正好相反，证据显示鲨鱼极少攻击人类。

       ▲         ▲        ▲     many people might assume, evidence shows that sharks seldom attack humans

90. 我们都期待看到这个项目尽快实施。

   We are all looking forward to   ▲     the project    ▲        ▲     as soon as possible.

91. 与去年同期相比，今年的前四个月美国出口增长了大约17%。

       ▲        ▲     the same period last year, American exports grew almost seventeen percent over the first four months of this year.

92. 他和他同学们不同，区别在于他把业余时间用在提高英语上。

He   ▲        ▲     his classmates in that he devotes his spare time to improving his English.

93. 我认为放弃环境为经济发展让路不是好主意。

    I don’t think it is a good idea to give up the environment to   ▲        ▲     for economic development.  

Some people learn a second language easily. Others have trouble learning a new language. How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and more interesting.

The first step is to feel positive about learning English. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. Be patient. You do not have to understand everything all at once. It is natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. In other words, do not worry about taking risks.

The second step is to practice your English. For example, write a diary every day. You will get used to writing it in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. Several weeks later, you will see that your writing is improving. In addition, you must speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates outside class. You will make mistakes, but gradually you will become comfortable communicating in English.

The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. You can write this in your journal. After each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it.

You must be positive about learning English and believe that you can do it. It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements. You will enjoy learning English, and you will feel more confident in yourself.

9.  To feel positive about learning English means _________.

A. if you are patient, you will learn     

B. if you keep a record, you can improve

C. if you believe you can learn, you will learn

D. if you make mistakes, you can learn from your mistakes

10.  When you learn English, you do not need to _________.

A. understand everything all at once           B. practice with your classmates outside class

C. write a diary regularly                    D. feel more confident in yourself

11.  What does the underlined word “journal” in Paragraph 4 mean?

     A. Diary.            B. Composition.              C. Magazine.       D. Newspaper.

12.  What is the main idea of this passage?

 A. It is very important to learn a second language.

 B. Some people learn a second language easily while others do not.

 C. Don’t worry about making mistakes when learning a second language.

 D. There are some ways to help you learn a second language more easily.

    Lily went to London with her parents for a two-week vacation. She sent postcards to her friends.

21. The postcards you read were all sent by            .

   A. Tan Xiao          B. Lei Fang         C. Wang Lin         D. Lily

22. Which of the following places has Lily NOT visited yet?

   A. The River Thames.                     B. The Tower of Bridge.

   C. Buckingham Palace.                        D. Oxford University.

23. What does Lily think of the people in London?

   A. Friendly and helpful.                 B. Beautiful and interesting.

   C. Amazing and famous.                       D. Busy and tiring.

24. What Lily doesn’t like about London is its           .

   A. weather           B. food             C. subway               D. Photos

The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bunches of bananas and bags of peanuts. Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life. “Bananas 300 naira. Peanuts 200 naira.” He said in a low voice. I bargained him down to 200 for the fruit and nuts. When he agreed, I handed him a 500 naira bill. He didn’t have change. So I told him not to worry. He said thanks and smiled a row of perfect teeth.

When, two weeks later, I saw the boy again, I was more aware of my position in a society where it’s not that uncommon to see a little boy who should be in school standing on the corner selling fruit in the burning sun. My parents had raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us.

I pulled over and rolled down my window. He had a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts ready. I waved them away. “What’s up?” asked him. “I…I don’t have money to buy books for school.” I reached into my pocket and handed him two fresh 500 naira bills. “Will this help?” I asked. He looked around nervously before taking the money. One thousand naira was a lot of money to someone whose family probably made about 5,000 naira or less each year. “Thank you, sir.” he said. “Thank you very much!”

When driving home, I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for schoolbooks. What if he’s a cheat? And then I wondered why I did it. Did I do it to make myself feel better? Was I using him? I didn’t know his name or the least bit about him, nor did I think to ask.

Over the next six months, I was busy working in a news agency in northern Nigeria. Sometime after I returned, I went out for a drive. When I was about to pull over, the boy suddenly appeared by my window with a big smile ready on his face.

“Oh, gosh! Long time.”

“Are you in school now?” I asked.

He nodded.

“That’s good,” I said. A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I realized what he wanted. “Here,” I held out a 500 naira bill. “Take this.” He shook his head and stepped back as if hurt. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “It’s a gift.”

He shook his head again and brought his hand from behind his back. His face shone with sweat. He dropped a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts in the front seat before he said, “I’ve been waiting to give these to you.”

8. What was the author’s first impression of the boy?

A. He seemed to be poor and greedy.    B. He seemed to have suffered a lot.

C. He seemed younger than his age.    D. He seemed good at bargaining.

9. The second time the author met the boy, the boy   .

A. told him his purpose of selling fruit and nuts

B. wanted to express his thanks

C. asked him for money for his schoolbooks

D. tried to take advantage of him

10. Why did the author give his money to the boy?

A. Because he had enough money to do that.

B. Because he had learnt to help others since childhood.

C. Because he held a higher position in the society.

D. Because he had been asked by the news agency to do so.

11. Which of the following best describes the boy?

A. Brave and polite.    B. Kind and smart.

C. Honest and thankful.    D. Shy and nervous

61.    Despite such a big difference in attitude ______ what one eats, there is no doubt that people all over the world enjoy Chinese food.

62.    You can’t imagine the difficulty I had ____________(communicate) with that foreigner.

63.    I was given three books on cooking, the first of _________ was really of great help.

64.    His __________(astonish) expression suggested the result was out of his expectation.

65.    For further _____________(inform) about the products, please call us by telephone or visit our website.

66.    It was at midnight _______ he arrived at his destination.

67.    You should take what the teachers said ____________ (serious).

68.    I would appreciate _______ if you can give me a hand when I am in trouble.

69.    We should make an effort to avoid ___________ (disappoint) him in any possible way.

70.    He can speak English and French with equal ___________ (fluent).

71.    This is the first time that I _________ (speak) in front of such a big audience.

72.    TV is short _______ television.

73.    He told me __________ to take a piano lesson or to go over my lesson at home.

74.    The baby wouldn’t stop crying, so he grew __________(patient) and shouted at him.

75.    ____________(abandon) to drugs and drinking, he was a total loser.

A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl（珍珠）for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter, since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that cost $5, 000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler and left.

  A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like this. It had to be exactly the same size and quality, as she wanted a pair of earrings made. "Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied "I would say it’s absolutely impossible to find one exactly like that pearl".

 The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement（广告） but nobody had a pearl that was just right.

 Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse." "I don’t like to part with it”, she said sadly. “I got it from my mother, and my mother got it from hers. But I really need the money”.

The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The man however was nowhere to be found.

23. Who did the man pretend to buy a pearl for?

A. His wife.                               B. His mother-in -law.

C. His own mother.                  D. No one.

24. Why did he pay $5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining?   

A. Because he was very rich.

   B. Because he wanted to make the jeweler believe him.

   C. Because his wife was anxious to get it.

   D. Because his business had been successful.

25. Why did many people answer the advertisement? 

   A. Because they wanted to see the perfect pearl.        

B. Because they wanted to buy some beautiful pearl too.

   C. Because they wanted to get in touch with the rich man.

   D. Because they wanted to sell their own pearl at a high price.

26. The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because __________.

   A. he died suddenly

   B. he happened to be out

   C. he got $20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money

D. he wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time Ramadan