About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn't want to carry too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred -dollar bill in the safe for me.
The next morning, however, the clerk said he knew nothing about my money. I didn't have any proof that I had given the man the money. There was nothing I could do but go to the nearest lawyer.
The lawyer advised me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. So we did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money. Since I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the second hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not say he knew nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer's plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel to ask for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and when the clerk insisted he had already given it to me, I said it was not true. The lawyer said to him, "I saw this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don't return it immediately, I'll be forced to call the police. "The clerk realized he had been cheated, so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“I don't know how to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “Oh, don't thank me. That will be a hundred dollars, please.”
31. What do you think a “safe” is?
A. A box to put money or other valuables inB. A desk at the checking counter
C. A room in which guests’ money is keptD. A hotel to stay in
32. The hotel clerk finally returned the first hundred-dollar bill to me because _____.
A. the lawyer had seen everythingB. he was afraid of going to prison
C. the bill was not real moneyD. I had called the police
33. At last how much should the author lose in all?
A.$100B.$200C. $300D. $0
34. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Cheated by a clerkB. Don’t believe in lawyers
C. How I lost my moneyD. At a Detroit hotel