중3 동아 윤정미 6과 본문 빈칸 [15개정]

Cyril Boggis was an antique ____ dealer in London.

He was known for buying good things at a low price and then selling them at a ____ price.

People asked him where he ____ got the furniture, but he just said, “It’s a secret.”

Mr. Boggis’ secret was simple. He went to ____ towns every Sunday and knocked on doors.

He told ____ that he was a furniture dealer.

____ didn’t know how valuable their things were, so Mr. Boggis took advantage of them.

He was ____ to buy things very cheaply.

Now it was another ____, and Mr. Boggis was in a small town again.

At a house he visited, he ____ two men.

One was Rummins, the owner, and the other was his son ____.

“I buy old ____. Do you have any?” asked Mr. Boggis.

“No, I don’t,” said Rummins. “Can I ____ take a look?” asked Mr. Boggis.

“____. Please come in,” said Rummins.

Mr. Boggis first went to the kitchen, and there was ____.

He then moved to the living ____. And there it was!

A table which was a priceless ____ of eighteenth-century English furniture.

He was so excited that he almost fell ____.

“What’s wrong?” Bert asked. “Oh, ____. Nothing at all,” Mr. Boggis lied.

He then said with a straight face, “This ____ is a reproduction. It’s worth only a few pounds.”

He then added, “Hmm, I think I ____ buy it. The legs of my table at home are broken. I can cut off the legs of your table and attach them to mine.”

“How much?” Rummins asked. “Not much, I’m ____. This is just a reproduction,” said Mr. Boggis.

“So ____ much?” “Ten pounds.” “Ten? It’s worth more than that.”

“How about fifteen?” “Make it fifty.” “Well, thirty. This is my ____ offer.”

“OK, it’s yours, but how are you going to take it? This ____ will not go in a car!”

“We’ll see,” Mr. Boggis said and went out to ____ his car.

On his way to the car, Mr. Boggis ____ help smiling.

The table was what every ____ dreamed of.

He ____ believe his luck.

“Dad, what if this thing doesn’t go in his car? He might not pay you,” said ____.

Rummins then had an ____.

“What he wants is only the legs. Let’s ____ the legs off for him,” said Rummins.

“Great idea!” said Bert. ____ then took out a saw and began to cut off the legs.

When Mr. Boggis came back, the legs had been cut ____.

“Don’t worry, this was a ____. I won’t charge you for this,” said Rummins.

Mr. Boggis was so shocked that he couldn’t say ____.