Onceuponatime,akinghadapreciousdiamond(钻石).Ashehelditto...

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Once upon a time, a king had a precious diamond (钻石). As he held it to the light, it was shinning. He felt it would suit the crown (*).

One morning, the king awoke and upon taking out his precious treasure, he found, much to his astonishment, there was a single thin crack running down its face.

The greatest jewelers were called in to look at the stone in the hope of fixing it, but nothing could be done—the crack ran so deeply down the face of the diamond that any effort to remove it would ruin the diamond.

Finally, one jeweler, a simple man from one of the neighboring villages, stepped forward, saying that he would save the diamond.

The king laughed. The greatest jewelers in the world had seen the stone and considered it hopeless, how could a simple jeweler hope to do anything?

Seeing there was nothing to lose, the king informed the jeweler that he could spend a single night with the diamond. If he managed to fix it, he would get great reward. If, however, he did not succeed, a bitter lot would wait for him.

Locked in the room, the jeweler took a long look at the stone. It was true that the crack could not be removed without destroying the precious diamond in the process. What could be done?

The next morning, the jeweler came out with the stone in hand and a smile on his face.

When the diamond was shown, everyone let out a cry of amazement. The crack was not removed, but turned into the stem of a delicate (精致的) rose, the symbol of the kingdom. 

The king stood up and hugged the jeweler. “Now I truly have my crown jewel! The diamond wasn’t perfect until now. It’s the best I’ve seen and the unique in the world!”

21. The king become quite worried when ________.

A. he found the diamond was missing

B. he got to know the diamond was not unique

C. he noticed a thin crack on the diamond

D. he realized the diamond didn’t match the crown

22. Why did the king laugh when the simple jeweler offered to save the diamond?

A. He thought badly of the jeweler.

B. He felt the jeweler was talking big.

C. He believed in the jeweler’s skill.

D. He finally found someone to fix the diamond.

23. The simple jeweler succeeded because _________.

A. he was more skilled than other jewelers 

B. he showed more courage to meet the challenge

C. he worked out a creative plan to solve the problem

D. he was good at making designs of diamonds

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