A man was tired of living in his old house in the country and wanted to sell it and buy a 1 one. He attempted to sell it for a long time, but was not 2, so at last he decided to 3 the problem by using an estate agent. The agent promptly advertised the house, and a few days later, the owner saw a very attractive photograph of it, with a 4 description of its gardens, in an expensive magazine. After the house owner had read the advertisement 5, he hastened to telephone the estate agent and said to him, “Im sorry, Mr. Jones, but Ive decided not to sell my house after all. After 6 your advertisement in that 7, I can see that its just the kind of house Ive wanted to live in all my 8.”
estaten. 地产：He bought an estate in the suburbs, where he settled down. 他在郊外买了一处地产定居下来。 agentn. 代理人，经纪人：a house agent房地产经纪人 promptlyadv. 及时地，迅速地：He promptly set to work writing the article over. 他立刻动手重新写文章。 阅读上面的短文，选择正确答案。 1. A. tallerB. strongerC. olderD. better 2. A. comfortableB. successfulC. famousD. rich 3. A. discussB. studyC. offerD. solve 4. A. strangeB. sadC. interestingD. wonderful 5. A. sinceB. throughC. acrossD. along 6. A. readingB. watchingC. writingD. listening 7. A. magazineB. newspaperC. bookD. dictionary 8. A. businessB. shopC. lifeD. search
