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Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.
I'll be the first millionaire in Coleford!" Richard used to say.
"And you'll be sorry you knew me," George would reply, " because I'll be the best lawyer in town!"
George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money.Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street.It was hard to make money from books,which made the competition between them worse.
Then Richard married a mysterious girl.The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast -but Richard never came back.The police found his wallet on a beach but the body was never found.He must have drowned.
Now with only one bookshop in town,business was better for George.But sometimes he sat in his narrow,old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window,thinking about his former rival ( 竞争对手).Perhaps he missed him?
George was very interested in old dictionaries.He'd recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition.When the parcel arrived,the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted.But while he was having lunch,George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in.He was amazed -the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable!Trembling,George started reading.
" Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans.The company,owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike,is now the largest bookseller in Australia."


George and Richard were ______ at school.

A. roommates
B. good friends
C. competitors
D. booksellers

George got information about Richard from ______ .

A. a dictionary collector in Australia
B. the rivals Dylans
C. a rare first edition of a dictionary
D. the wrapping paper of a book

What happened to George and Richard in the end? ______

A. They became millionaires.
B. Both of them realized their original ambitions.
C. George established a successful business while Richard was missing.
D. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.
知识点:Unit 4 All about films and TV章节:Module2

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