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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 to put a hundred- dollar bill in the safe for me.
The next morning, however, the clerk said he knew nothing about my money. I didn't have any proof (证
据) that I had given the man the money. There was nothing I could do but go to the nearest lawyer.
The lawyer advised me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred-dollar bill to the clerk.
This I did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money. Because 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. I asked for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and when the clerk insisted he had already
given it to me, I denied (否认) it. The lawyer said to him, "I saw this gentleman give you a hundred dollars.
If you don't return it immediately, I'll be forced to call the police."
The clerk realized he had been tricked, 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 you
suppose he answered? He said, "Oh, don't thank me. That will be a hundred dollars, please."
1. The man went to a Detroit hotel one day to _____. [ ]
A. get his money back
B. put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe
C. ask to be a desk clerk
D. stay for the night
2. The hotel clerk at last returned the first hundred-dollar bill to the man because _____.[ ]
A. he knew the lawyer's plan very well
B. he found the lawyer tricking him
C. he didn't want to get into trouble with the police
D. he wanted to give the man a surprise
3. It is clear that the hotel clerk was _____. [ ]
A. dishonest
B. ready to help
C. afraid of the lawyer
D. foolish
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? [ ]
A. The man didn't get his 200 dollars back.
B. The lawyer was happy that the man got both his bills back.
C. The lawyer asked for 100 dollars.
D. The man thanked the lawyer by paying him some money actively (主动地).
5. How do you think the man felt in the end? [ ]
A. Pleased.
B. Thankful.
C. Happy.
D. Sad.
