赌后，卡瓦纳就开始收集信用卡了。

　　26．What does the underlined word "repulsed" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

　　A．Rejected. B．Recalled.

　　C．Repeated. D．Recognized.

　　解析：选A　词义猜测题。根据第三段中的"They said he had too much credit. Therefore, so far he hasn't had a Newberry card in his collection"可知，卡瓦纳没有Newberry Company的卡，表明他的申请被拒绝了，故选A项。

　　27．What do the underlined words "the discipline" in the last paragraph probably refer to?

　　A．Having many cards to your own name.

　　B．Buying things by card and paying off in time.

　　C．Managing to own more privileges for your card.

　　D．Using a card to buy things as many times as possible.

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的"Never use a card to buy anything you can't pay off in a couple of months"可知，卡瓦纳建议人们：如果几个月内无法偿还信用卡，那人们最好别用信用卡购物，故选B项。

　　28．What do we know about Cavanagh's cards?

　　A．Some of them are useless.

　　B．They are safely kept in his long wallet.

　　C．They have brought him fame and privilege.

　　D．Fewer new cards are added to his collections.

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第一段中的"holds the Guinness record for the most credit cards"及倒数第二段中的"Despite this privilege"可知，卡瓦纳收藏的信用卡给他带来荣誉并且也使他享有一些特权。

　　C

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