1. Many people were injured in an accident on Freeway 65 yesterday afternoon. Two buses collided in the rain, and 20 of the passengers had to be taken to the hospital. Fortunately, none of the injuries were serious.
2. Fire destroyed a video factory near an oil plant yesterday, running a collection of over 20,000 video cassettes. old electric wiring is being blamed for the fire.
3. The oldest living woman in France turned 120 years old today. Although she can not see well, her mind is sharp and her health is good. When she was asked, "How do you see your future" she replied, "Very short".
4. Police are searching for a woman who robbed a downtown bank this morning. The woman claimed she was carrying a bomb, and ordered a bank teller to hand over $ 50,000.
5. A briefcase containing over $ 10,000 in cash was found on a United Airlines flight that arrives from New York on Tuesday night. The bag is believed to belong to a passenger.
A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. "Last week," said he, "my umbrella was stolen from a London Church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn’t get it back."
"How did you write your advertisement" asked one of the listeners, a merchant.
"Here it is," said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, "Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street. "
"Now," said the merchant, "I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of great importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I’ll buy you a new one." The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: &q
A. the man got his umbrella back
B. the man wasted some money on advertising
C. nobody found the missing umbrella
D. the umbrella was found somewhere near the church
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