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    A well-dressed man came into a famous jewellery （首饰）shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl（珍珠）for his wife’s birthday and that the 1did not matter since business had been very good for him that year. After examin;ing a number of beautiful and valuable pearls, he chose a nice black one that2 $5000. He paid for that pearl , shook hands with the jeweler and left.
    A few days later the man returned and said his wife had liked that pearl 3 that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the 4size and quality as she wanted a pair of earrings made. “Can you give me any advice on 5 to get such a pearl?” said the man. The jeweler replied , "I would say it's6to find an exact one like that pearl.”
The rich man 7the jeweler to advertise in the newspaper, and offered $25.000 for that matching pearl. Many people answered that ad, 8nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweler had 9 hope, an old lady came in. To his10, she took a wonderful pearl from her handbag. “I don't like to sell it, ”she said 11. “I inherited (继承)it from my mother, and my mother inherited from 12 but now I really need money.”
The jeweler was quick to pay her13 she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man's hotel to tell the good14 to him. The rich man, however, was15 to be found. He had fled with the old woman a few more minutes before.