them, telling them what he had.

　　Two weeks later, Peter went back to the shop.

　　"Hello.Do you still remember the unopened word game？"

　　The salesgirl looked at him for a second, then recognized him and said, "Oh, hi！"

　　"I've got something for you，" Peter said. "I sold the game and made D|S1,000.Thank you for your suggestion."He handed her three D|S100 bills.

　　"Wow！" the salesgirl cried out."Thank you.I never expected it."

　　1．Which of the following best describes Peter's word game?

　　A．It was made around 40 years ago.

　　B．It had game boards in different sizes.

　　C．It was kept in a plastic bag with a seal.

　　D．It had little pieces of wood in different colors.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句"And he saw a date of 1973 on the back of the box."以及第四段最后一句 "... around 40 years later."可知，彼得的字谜游戏盒是大约40年前制造的。由第七段中"Over the years, the game ... using letters in different sizes and game boards in different colors."可知，是不同颜色的game boards，而非不同尺寸的，故排除B项；该游戏是盒装的，而不是袋装的，故排除C项；根据第一段中"used little pieces of wood with different letters on them"可知，小木片上写着不同的字母，而非小木片有不同的颜色，故排除D项。

　　2．What did the salesgirl probably think of Peter's word game?

　　A．Old and handy.

　　B．Rare and valuable.

　　C．Classic and attractive.

　　D．Colorful and interesting.

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句"That might be worth some money."以及第四段彼得的回答"Yes, you're right.People like something rare ..."可知，这个女售货员认为这个盒子是稀有而且值钱的。

　　3．What happened at the end of the story?

　　A．Peter gave the girl D|S300 as a reward.

　　B．The salesgirl became Peter's friend.

　　C．Peter returned the word game for D|S1,000.

　　D．The salesgirl felt confused to see Peter again.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中"He handed her three D|S100 bills."可知，他给了女售货员三百美元作为报酬。

　　4．What is the main theme of the story?

　　A．It's important to keep a promise.

　　B．It's great to share in other people's happiness.

　　C．We should be grateful for the help from others.

　　D．Something rare is worth a large amount of money.

　　解析：选B　主旨大意题。综观全文可知，本文主要讲了彼得在旧货市场淘来字谜游戏盒，卖了高价，并给了当初给他建议的女售货员300美元，且一起分享了他的快乐，故选B项。从最后女售货员的反应来看，她很意外，所以此处并不涉及"许诺"问题，故排除A项；女售货员给彼得的是建议(suggestion)，而非帮助(help)，故排除C项；D项太具体，非故事主题。

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