A group of travelers were having dinner in a restaurant .While they were eating fish, they began to tell stories about finding valuable stones inside fish .
An old man ,who had listened to their conversation quietly ,said at last ,”Now I’m going to tell you a true story of my own .When I was young ,I worked in a large pany in London .As is usual with other young people ,I fell in love with a pretty girl .Soon we were engaged .Two months before our marriage ,I was suddenly sent to Edinburgh on business .My stay was a bit longer than I had expected .At last my work was done and I left for home .Before I left Edinburgh , I bought a nice diamond ring for my sweet-heart .On my way to London ,I was looking through a newspaper .It was then that I learned of my sweet-heart’s getting married to another man. I was so sad that I threw the diamond ring into the water. A few days later, when I was eating fish ,I bit on something very hard .What do you think it was?
“The diamond ring ,” shouted his friends . “No,” said the old man sadly ,It was a fish bone.
【小题1】The young man bought a diamond ring A．soon after he started working in Edinburgh .B．when he got engaged to his sweet-heart .C．after her marriage.D．when he was going to return.【小题2】The man was very angry because A．he threw away his diamond ring.B．his sweet-heart had married someone elseC．he had been away longer than expectedD．a hard stone gave him a terrible pain【小题3】The other travelers expected the old man to A．get back the diamond ringB．bite on a stoneC．find a fish boneD．tell an interesting but untrue story.D
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】D从第二段I left for home .Before I left Edinburgh , I bought a nice diamond ring可知是他离开 Edinburgh回家之前。
【小题2】B.从第二段It was then that I learned of my sweet-heart’s getting married to another man. I was so sad that I threw the diamond ring into the water可得知答案
【小题3】A。第一段中谈到他们讨论在鱼身上找有价值的石头的话题，结合最后一段可知其他游客以为老人找回了钻石。