四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A businessman walks into a bank in San Francisco and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow ＄5000 . The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan. So the businessman hands over the keys to a Rolls Royce parked on the street in front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls Royce into the bank’s underground garage and parks it there.
Two weeks later, the businessman returns, and repays the ＄5000 and the interest, which comes to ＄15.41.
The loan officer says, “ We are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is that why would you bother to borrow＄5000?”
Laughing, the businessman replies, “ Where else in San Francisco can I park my car for two weeks for ＄15?”
56. The businessman walks into the bank with the true purpose of .
A. borrowing＄5000 B. meeting the loan officer
C . finding a place to park his car D. showing how rich he is
57. The loan officer is puzzled because .
A. he never thought he could meet a multimillionaire in his bank
B. he thinks the businessman is crazy to leave his car in the bank
C . he never thought the businessman could drive a Rolls Royce
D. he thinks＄5000 is so small a sum of money to the businessman
58. The underlined word “collateral” in Paragraph 1 most probably means“ ”.
A. security B. payment C . reward D. deal
59. Which of the following words can best describe the businessman according to the story?
A. Honest B. Clever C . Rich D. Kind