When Mr. David retired(退休), he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.

  But to his great surprise, many tourists (游客) came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David's garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity (好奇心) , came in and look round. Price (價格): twenty dollars,” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house.“I came here to retire, not to work as guide(導(dǎo)游). ”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

1.Mr. David's house was ________ that many tourists came to see it .

[  ]

A.so small
B.so quiet
C.so interesting
D.such interesting

2.Mr. David put a notice on the window in order ________ .

[  ]

A.to drive the visitors away

B.to satisfy the visitor's curiosity

C.to let visitors come in and look round

D.to get some money out of the visitors

3.The notice made the visitors ________ .

[  ]

A.more interested in his house
B.lost interest in his house
C.a(chǎn)ngry at the unfair price
D.feel happy about the price

4.After Mr. David put up the notice ________ .

[  ]

A.the visitors didn't come any longer

B.fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house

C.more and more tourists came for a visit

D.no tourist would pay the money for a visit

5.At last he had to sell his house and move away because ________ .

[  ]

A.he did not like it at all

B.he could not work as a guide

C.he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house

D.he could not live a quiet life in it

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