Checks have largely taken the place of money as a means of 36 , for they are widely accepted everywhere. 37 this is very 38 for both buyer and seller, it should not be forgotten that checks are not real money: they are quite 39  in themselves. A shop-keeper runs a certain 40 when he accepts a check and he is quite 41 his rights if, on occasion, he 42 to do so. People do not always know this and are 43 if their good faith is called in question. A wealthy friend of mine told me he had an extremely 44 experience. One day he decided to buy a particularly fine pearl necklace at a famous jewelry shop which keeps a large__ 45 of precious stones and asked if he could pay 46 check, the assistant said that this was quite 47 . But the moment my friend signed his name, he was invited into the manager’s office. The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone 48 exactly the same name had presented them with a worthless check not long ago. My friend got very angry at it and said he would buy a necklace 49 . When he got up to go, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay 50 he wanted to get into serious trouble. Sure enough the police arrived, __51 to my friend for the 52 ,  but explained that a person who had used the same name as his 53 for a number of recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to 54 out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of shops. The note read, “I have a gun in my pocket, ask no questions and give all the money in the safe.” Fortunately, my friend’s handwriting was quite__ 55 __ the thief’s. He was not only allowed to go without further delay, but to take the pearl necklace with him. 小题1: A．change B．exchange C．trade D．business 小题2: A．Because B．If C．Though D．Since 小题3: A．favourite B．popular C．profitable D．convenient 小题4: A．dangerous B．priceless C．unimportant D．valueless 小题5: A．chance B．risk C．opportunity D．danger 小题6: A．within B．out of C．without D．beyond 小题7: A．refuses B．agrees C．fails D．hates 小题8: A．unhappy B．ashamed C．shocked D．puzzled 小题9: A．uninteresting B．unreasonable C．unforgettable D．unpleasant 小题10: A．amount B．accident C．stock D．number 小题11: A．in B．by C．with D．on 小题12: A．in need B．in common C．in use D．in order 小题13: A．used B．with C．named D．by 小题14: A．anywhere B．somewhere C．somewhere else D．everywhere 小题15: A．unless B．otherwise C．if D．whether 小题16: A．coming B．sticking C．apologizing D．checking 小题17: A．manner B．behavior C．inconvenience D．treatment 小题18: A．responsible B．answered C．charged D．blamed 小题19: A．copy B．read C．take D．bring 小题20: A．unlike B．different C．dissimilar D．dislike