When Mr David retired,  he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.  But to his surprise,  many visitors came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village.  From morning to night,  there were visitors outside the house. They

kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into the house. He decided to drive the visitors away.  So he put a notice on the window.  The notice said," lf you want to satisfy your

curiosity(好奇心),come m and look around.   Price:  twenty dollars. "  Mr David was sure that the visitors

would stop coming,  but he was wrong.  More and more visitors came and Mr David had to spend every

day showing them around his house. "I came here to retire, not to work as a guide," he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

1. Mr David's house was _________ that many visitors came to see it.

A. so small

B. so quiet

C. so interesting

D. such interesting

2. Mr David put a notice on the window in order

A. to drive the visitors away_________.

B. to satisfy the visitors' curiosity

C. to let visitors come in and look around

D. to get some money out of the visitors

3. The notice made the visitors__________.

A. more interested in his house

B. lose interest in his house

C. angry at the unfair price

D. feel happy about the price

4. After Mr David put up the notice___________.

A. the visitors didn't come any more

B. fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house

C. more and more visitors came for a visit

D. no visitor would pay for a visit

5. At last he had to sell his house and move away because___________.

A. he did not like it at all

B. he could not work as a guide

C. he made enough money and wanted to buy an expensive house

D. he could not live a quiet life in it

答案

1--5 C A A C D

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