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Amanoncesaidhowuselessitwastoputadvertisementsinthenewspapers.“Lastweek”saidhe“myumbrellawasstolenfromaLondonchurchAsitwasapresentIspenttwiceitswrothinadvertisingbutdidn'tgetitback.”

“Howdidyouwriteyouradvertisement?”askedoneofthelistenersamerchant(商人).

“Hereitis.”saidthemantakingoutofhispocketaslipcutfromanewspaper.Theothermantookitandread“LostfromtheCityChurchlastSundayeveningablacksilkumbrella.ThegentlemanwhofindsitwillreceivetenshillingsonleavingitatNo.10BroadStreet.”

“Now”saidthemerchant“Ioftenadvertiseandfindthatitpaysmewell.Butthewayinwhichanadvertisementisexpressedisofextremeimportance.LetustryforyourumbrellaagainandifitfailsI'llbuyyouanewone.”

Themerchantthentookaslipofpaperoutofhispocketandwrote:“IfthemanwhowasseentotakeanumbrellafromtheCityChurchlastSundayeveningdoesn'twishtogetintotroublehewillreturntheumbrellatoNo.10BroadStreet.Heiswellknown.”

Thisappearedinthepaperandonthefollowingmorningthemanwasastonishedwhenheopenedthefrontdoor.Inthedoorwaylayatleasttwelveumbrellasofallsizesandcoloursthathadbeenthrownandhisownwasamongthem.Manyofthemhadnotesfastenedtothemsayingthattheyhadbeentakenbymistakeandbeggingthelosernottosayanythingaboutthematter.

1．Whatisanadvertisement?

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A．Anewsitem.

B．Publicopinions.

C．Onewaytovoiceone'sview.

D．ApublicannouncementonpapersTVetc.

2．Theresultofthefirstadvertisementwasthat________.

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A．themangothisumbrellaback

B．themanwastedsomemoneyadvertising

C．nobodyfoundthemissingumbrella

D．theumbrellawasfoundsomewherenearthechurch

3．Themerchantsuggestedthatthemanshould________.

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A．buyanewumbrella

B．goonlookingforhisumbrella

C．writeanotherbetteradvertisement

D．reportthepolice

4．“IfitfailsI'llbuyyouanewone.”suggestedthatthemerchant________.

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A．wasquite