Fitzgerald,avery wealthyEnglish man, hadonlyonechild,as...
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Fitzgerald, a very wealthy English man, had only one child, a son, who naturally was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. Unluckily the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald's wealth was increasing all the time. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled——to sell his entire collection at an auction(拍卖).
Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid(出价). Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald's son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled(敲槌)the crowd to attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald's will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.
The poor-quality painting didn't receive any bidders except one——the old servant who had attended to the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over.
26. Fitzgerald was __________.
A. a museum director
B. a master of art
C. an art auctioneer
D. an art collector
27. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
A. Fitzgerald took care of his son all by himself.
B. Fitzgerald became seriously ill because of the death of his son.
C. Fitzgerald lost his wife and his only son within 10 years.
D. Fitzgerald decided to leave everything he had to his servant.
28. Fitzgerald's will showed __________.
A. his desire to fool the bidders
B. his invaluable love for his son
C. his sadness at the death of his son
D. his regret of having no heir (继承人)
29. What helped the old servant win the whole collection of Fitzgerald's?
A. No more than one pound.
B. Great increase of his wealth.
C. His strong passion for art.
D. His emotion for his young master.
30. At the result of the auction, the old man would feel more than ______________.
A. surprised B. sad C. interested D. expected
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