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This is a story about a man who was a very brave and clever soldier in the American army during the World War I. All the pepole in America knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something else of his in their homes. Not long after the war the soldier returned to Chicago. One day he went to see a dentist and had six teeth pulled out. A week later the soldier heard that his teeth were being sold in some curiosity shops(精品店) at $5 each. And on each of the teeth there was a label (标签) with the name of the soldier and words, “Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home.” The soldier felt very angry. He rushed home and employed(雇佣) four men to go around the city and buy all his teeth. The four men went out and visited every shop in the capital. They were away all day. In the evening they returned and put the teeth they had bought on the table in front of the soldier. They had collected 195 teeth.

( ) 1. The soldier’s teeth were sold in ____.

A. the hospital C. dentist’s home

B. some special shops selling some rare and interesting things D. the street

( ) 2. In the evening, the four men went back with all the teeth which cost _____.

A. $765 B. $1, 030 C. $167 D. $975

( ) 3. The soldier became ____ when he heard his teeth were sold.

A. sad B. angry C. excited D. happy

( ) 4. There was the soldier’s name on the label of each tooth. This shows that _____.

A. the shop-keeper wanted to have more customers buy the teeth

B. the soldier’s name was known by most of the people in Chicago

C. the shop-keeper tried to make the soldier more popular

( ) 5. The soldier asked the four men to____.

A. buy all the teeth in all the shops C. make all the shops stop selling teeth

B. punish the dentist at once D. look for his teeth and buy all of them