阅读理解。
The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments outside the jeweler's before he got enough
courage to enter. He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush of blood to his face as he
explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present. The assistant listened carefully
and told him he'd better buy a necklace (项链). He wasn't used to buying jewelry and was a little worried about
overspending, because he was not very rich. After some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type, the
assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. At last James chose one and left the shop
promising to return at five o'clock. Half an hour later than planned, James did return to the shop with his future
wife, Laura. The assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them some
necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose, and then gave them the ones she
had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away satisfactorily. Later James would certainly come
back to buy what he wanted when he got married.
1. The good title for this passage is " _____". [ ]
A. A Clever Assistant.
B. Buying a Birthday Present
C. How to Choose a Necklace
D. A Brave Young Man
2. The word "overspending" in the passage means _____. [ ]
A. spending too much energy
B. spending too much time
C. spending more time than he planned
D. spending too much money
3. When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face _____. [ ]
A. turned pale
B. turned red
C. turned yellow
D. turned black
4. James and Laura reached the shop at _____. [ ]
A. 4:30
B. 5:00
C. 5:30
D. 6:00
