单选题 One day a man gave an ad. in most of the newspapers in England, saying that he himself was a young man of millions of pounds and of great knowledge. He's like to choose a girl to be his wife, and the girl must be like the one in the books written by Somerest Maugham.
This ad. was at once known by thousands of parents and young girls. Parents went to bookstores to look for the book written by Somerest Maugham. They bought those books for their daughters as presents. Girls tried to get those books to read. They wanted to know what kind of person the rich man wished for.
Before long all the books written by Somerest Maugham were sold out and the writer was known all over the country.
Who was the richest man? It was Somerest Maugham himself. The ad. saved his books, and it also made him famous.

单选题 What do you think of the writer Somerest Maugham?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[考点] 推断题
[解析] 由全文可知萨姆赛特·毛姆是个聪明的作家,运用自己的智慧凭一则广告变富并成名。
单选题 Why did Somerest Maugham give the ad. in the newspaper?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[考点] 细节题
[解析] 由文中可知登广告的目的是为了让自己的书为人所知并致富。
单选题 Which of the following is NOT true?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[考点] 细节题
[解析] 文中没提到毛姆为朋友登广告这件事。
单选题 Which is the best title for this passage?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[考点] 主旨题
[解析] A、D不正确,主人公登广告的目的并不是真的想征婚;B欠妥,与本文侧重点不符。 C符合文意。