Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond （钻石) ring worth ￡57,000 for the Sil

Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond (钻石) ring worth ￡57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked【21】like the first one but was worth only ￡2,000. This he took to the shop, which【22】it without a question.

Jenkins gave the much more【23】ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then ,the husband and wife【24】to Paris for a weekend. As to the【25】ring, the shop sold it for ￡60,000.

Six months later the buyer【26】it back to Silkstone's office. "It's a faulty (有瑕疵的)diamond," he said. "It isn't worth the high【27】paid. "Then he told them the【28】. His wife's car had caught fire in an【29】. She had escaped (幸免),【30】the ring had fallen off and been damaged (损坏) in the great【31】of the fire.

The shop had to【32】. They knew that no fire on earth can【33】damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the【34】diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who【35】it？

A picture of the ring appeared in the【36】. A reader thought he【37】the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which【38】a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman【39】a large diamond ring," Do you know the【40】with the lovely diamond ring？" the papers asked their readers. Several months later ,Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.

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A．only

B．surely

C．nearly

D．exactly