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Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage. Whiletravelingabroad,Mr.JacksonFrankranshortofmoney,sohewrotetohisbrotheraskingfor$500."Sendthemoneybytelegram,"hewrote,"totheFisherBankinp…”
AfteraweekhebegancallingattheFiSherBank.Heshowedhispassport."Nothinghascomeforyou,"hewastold.ThiswentonfortwoweeksandMr.Frankgotveryworried.Hesentatelegramtohisbrother,askingwherethemoneywas.Therewasnoreply,andnomoneyarrivedforhim.
InthefourthweekMr.Frankwasarrestedforfailingtopayhishotelbill.Hispassportwastakenfromhim.Hetriedtoexplaintheproblem,butnoonebelievedhim.Hewassenttoprisonforsixdays.Whenhecameout,hewentimmediatelytotheFisherbank.Theclerkhespoketowasanewman."Haveyoureceived$500forme?"heask,"MynameisJacksonFrank."Theclerkcheckedhisbooks."Yes,Jackson,it'shere.Itcamebytelegram--letmesee--oh,morethantwomonthsago.Wewonderedwhereyouwere."
HeshowedMr.Franktheorder.Theorderread:"PayMr.FrankJacksonthesumof$500...""ButmynameisJacksonFrank,notFrankJackson."
"Oh,that'sallright,sir.Itwasinourbooksundertheletter'J',butit'syourmoney."Theclerklaughed,"Ahumanmistake,sir!We'reallhumanbeings,aren'twe?
Andsoweallmakemistakes.AfamilynamelikeFranksoundsstrangetome."Mr.Frankwassilent.Hereallywantedtohitsomebody.Atlasthesaid,"Ahumanmistake--isthatwhatyoucallit?Ithinksomehumansneedkicking."
Jacksondidn'tjustgotohisbrotherandgetsomemoneybecause__________. A.hewasafraidtoseehisbrother
B.hewasinprisonandwasnotallowedtogoanywhere
C.hewastravelinginaforeigncountryandwasfarfromhisbrother
D.heknewthathisbrotherhadnomoney
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