C．He wanted to seek for a good job.

　　D．He came here by accident without any plan.

　　4．Why did Roderick want to know how much money Henry had?

　　A．He wanted to show mercy to a real poor man.

　　B．He wanted to borrow money from Henry.

　　C．He wanted to cooperate with Henry to run a company.

　　D．He wanted to check the importance of money to a poor man.

　　5．After reading the text，we can find that ______.

　　A．Henry Adams owns a large mining company

　　B．Henry Adams pays nothing for the trip to Britain

　　C．Henry Adams opens the letter at once

　　D．Henry Adams is an American who lives in New York

　　三、下面一段文章是课文的浓缩，仔细阅读，根据课文内容将其补充完整，并背诵

In the summer of 1903 an American __1__，Henry Adams，lost his way because of a strong wind in the sea.He'd just about __2__ for lost when he was __3__ by a ship which brought him to Britain.With no money on him，he had to work on this ship without payment to earn his __4__.When he was __5__ on the pavement in London，cold and hungry，someone asked him to enter a big house.It was Roderick，who was very __6__.He and his brother __7__ on whether a man could __8__ a month in London with a million pound bank note.Roderick __9__ it，while his brother，Oliver，thought it would work.After asking Henry some questions，they thought he was the suitable person，so they gave him a letter containing a million pound bank note.But they asked him to __10__ not to open it until 2 o'clock.