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A man was traveling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.

Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a circus(马戏团) which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, “I am very sorry! My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!"

Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.

When the man got back to his own country, the customs（海关） officers wouldn't believe his story. They said, “You sold your new car while you were abroad（国外） and bought this old one!"

It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.

（1）A man was traveling abroad____________.

A.in a big bus

B.in a green jeep

C.in a red car

D.in a red taxi

（2）The car was damaged because____________.

A.there was a traffic accident

B.the circus man broke it

C.it rushed into a shop

D.the elephant sat on it

（3）The circus man said that____________.

A.he would pay for part of the damage

B.he would pay for all of the damage

C.he wouldn't pay for the damage

D.he would buy a new car

（4）When the man got back to his country, the customs officers____________.

A.would check his new car

B.only checked his car

C.searched him

D.wouldn't believe what he had said

（5）It was only____________that made the officers believe him.

A.the letter from the circus man

B.a newspaper from the country

C.the certificate of his

D.the letter from the government