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　　Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock．“Oh, no!” he thought to himself．“Another day at that office; a boss who shouts at me all the time．”

　　As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell in a large brown envelope by the door．He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside:　

　　“Bigwoods Football Pools would like to congratulate you．You have won half a million pounds．”

　　Frank suddenly came to life．The cigarette fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street．

　　At 11:30 Frank arrived at work．“Please explain why you’re so late,” his boss said．“Go and jump in the lake．”replied Frank．“I’ve just come into a little money so this is good-bye．Find yourself someone else to shout at．”

　　That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar when a knock was heard on the door．He rushed to the door．Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits．“Mr．Smithson,” one of them said, “we’re from Big-woods Pools．I’m afraid there’s been a terrible mistake．”

1．What do we know about Frank?

[　　]

A．He was a lazy man．

B．He was a lucky person．

C．He didn’t make a lot of money．

D．He didn’t get on well with his boss．

2．When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought ______．

[　　　　]

A．someone had come to make an apology

B．someone had come to give him the money

C．his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D．his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3．On hearing “…there’s been a terrible mistake…” Frank was most likely to be ______．

[　　　　]

A．disappointed　　　 B．worried

C．nervous　　　　　　D．curious

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