Onceuponatimeakinghadapreciousdiamond(钻石).Asheheldittothelightitwasshinning.Hefeltitwouldsuitthecrown(皇冠).
Onemorningthekingawokeandupontakingouthisprecioustreasurehefoundmuchtohisastonishmenttherewasasinglethincrackrunningdownitsface.
Thegreatestjewelerswerecalledintolookatthestoneinthehopeoffixingitbutnothingcouldbedone—thecrackransodeeplydownthefaceofthediamondthatanyefforttoremoveitwouldruinthediamond.
Finallyonejewelerasimplemanfromoneoftheneighboringvillagessteppedforwardsayingthathewouldsavethediamond.
Thekinglaughed.Thegreatestjewelersintheworldhadseenthestoneandconsideredithopelesshowcouldasimplejewelerhopetodoanything?
Seeingtherewasnothingtolosethekinginformedthejewelerthathecouldspendasinglenightwiththediamond.Ifhemanagedtofixithewouldgetgreatreward.Ifhoweverhedidnotsucceedabitterlotwouldwaitforhim.
Lockedintheroomthejewelertookalonglookatthestone.Itwastruethatthecrackcouldnotberemovedwithoutdestroyingthepreciousdiamondintheprocess.Whatcouldbedone?
Thenextmorningthejewelercameoutwiththestoneinhandandasmileonhisface.
Whenthediamondwasshowneveryoneletoutacryofamazement.Thecrackwasnotremovedbutturnedintothestemofadelicate(精致的)rosethesymbolofthekingdom.
Thekingstoodupandhuggedthejeweler.“NowItrulyhavemycrownjewel!Thediamondwasn’tperfectuntilnow.It’sthebestI’veseenandtheuniqueintheworld!”
21.Thekingbecomequiteworriedwhen________.
A.hefoundthediamondwasmissing
B.hegottoknowthediamondwasnotunique
C.henoticedathincrackonthediamond
D.herealizedthediamonddidn’tmatchthecrown
22.Whydidthekinglaughwhenthesimplejewelerofferedtosavethediamond?
A.Hethoughtbadlyofthejeweler.
B.Hefeltthejewelerwastalkingbig.
C.Hebelievedinthejeweler’sskill.
D.Hefinallyfoundsomeonetofixthediamond.
23.Thesimplejewelersucceededbecause_________.
A.hewasmoreskilledthanotherjewelers
B.heshowedmo
