Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.
“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.
“And you’ll be sorry that you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll surely be the best lawyer in our town!”
After graduation, George never became a lawyer and Richard was anybody but a millionaire …. Instead, it happened that both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street, while it was hard to make much money from books then, which made the competition between them worse. Eventually, Richard closed down his, dreaming of making a fortune elsewhere. 
Now, with only one bookshop in the town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival (競爭對(duì)手)。Perhaps he missed him?
George was very interested in old dictionaries, and he had recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was quite delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished — the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading: “Bookends Company has bought ten bookstores from its competitors. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in this country.”
小題1:George and Richard were        at school.
A．roommatesB．good friends C．competitorsD．booksellers
小題2:How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?
A．He envied Richard’s good fortune very much.
B．He thought about Richard from time to time.
C．He felt unlucky with no more rival in the town.
D．He was unhappy of Richard’s disappearance.
小題3:George got information about Richard from       .
A．a(chǎn) dictionary collector in Australia
B．one of Richard’s competitors
C．some rare edition of a dictionary
D．the wrapping paper of a book
小題4:What happened to George and Richard in the end?
A．Both George and Richard became millionaires by selling books.
B．Both of them realized their original ambitions, which were the same.
C．George established a successful business while Richard was missing.
D．Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:D

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段“Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.”可知從上學(xué)開始，喬治和理查德就是競爭對(duì)手。A、B、D三項(xiàng)沒有根據(jù)，可排除。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第五段“But sometimes he sat in his narrow , old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window , thinking about his former rival （競爭對(duì)手）, Perhaps he missed him?”可知理查德消失后喬治常常想起他來，故B項(xiàng)正確。A、D兩項(xiàng)文中沒有交代，屬于主觀臆測。C項(xiàng)也無從推斷出喬治在沒有了競爭對(duì)手后感到很幸運(yùn)。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)把握題。由第六段“But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in.”一句可知喬治是從包書的一張報(bào)紙上得知理查德的消息的，故答案為D。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段可知理查德成了澳大利亞最大的書商，身價(jià)數(shù)百萬，而仍然固守自己的小書店的喬治，沒有取得大成就，故答案為D。
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