货车司机意外获得一枚罕见错币，价值高达2000英镑
A delivery driver looking through his spare change discovered a rare silver coin thought to be worth up to £2,000. David Allan, 54, from Portchester, was in disbelief when he found the coin in his change， so immediately sought to research it. Mr Allan, 54, couldn’t believe his luck when he discovered he had found a mule coin made in error by the Royal Mint. Mr Allan discovered his coin could be worth more than £1,000 because in 2014 a similar one sold for £1,350 and another in 2016 was valued by experts at £2,000.
The delivery driver should have it checked by the Royal Mint. He took it to coin expert Lee McGowan in Portsmouth, who believes the coin is real. Delighted Mr Allan said, “It jumped out to me straight away when I was looking through my change. It definitely came from a shop in Portsmouth after I did some shopping there. When I was researching how much it was potentially worth I was shocked to see that it was worth more than £1,000 ---that would be a pretty big return from a coin.”
Mr McGowan, of Hampshire Coins & Artefacts, said, “When David first brought it over to me, I was quite shocked. Coins are a passion for me and I’ve never seen something quite like this before, so I did wonder, ‘Is it real or fake?’ Having looked further at it, I am sure it is real and it could be worth a lot of money.”
The coin dealer explained that it was made in error by the Royal Mint and is a mule coin. Mr McGowan added, “This happens all the time but what’s rare is when the coins get out as you never know how many of them are out there and that’s what makes them worth so much. Coins are made in their hundreds every second， so of course there are going to be mistakes.”
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1.How did David Allan feel when he found the rare silver coin?
A Upset.
B Calm.
C Unbelievable.
D Confused.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句的…was in disbelief when he found the coin in his change so immediately sought to research it可以得知，他不敢相信自己得到了一枚罕见的硬币，即他感到难以置信。故选C。
2.Why did Mr Allan carry the coin to Lee McGowan?
A Because he wanted to know the real price of the coin.
B Because he wanted to know whether the coin was real.
C Because he wanted to search for more this kind of coin.
D Because he wanted to pay a visit to the Royal Mint.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的He took it to coin expert Lee McGowan in Portsmouth, who believes the coin is real可以得知Lee McGowan认为硬币是真的，所以Mr Allan把硬币带去给他看就是为了核实硬币的真伪。故选B。
3.What did Mr Allan do before he got the coin?
A He bought something in a shop.
B He checked his coin in a shop.
C He had a talk with an expert.
D He just sold his coin for £1,350.
解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据第二段倒数第二句的It definitely came from a shop in Portsmouth after I did some shopping there可以得知，他是在一个商店购物的时候得到这枚硬币的，即得到硬币前他在商店购物了。故选A。
4.What made this kind of coin worth so much?
A The expensive material used to make the coin.
B The strange shape that it appeared to become.
C The chance that it came into being was small.
D The number of the coins was much too small.
解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第二句的This happens all the time but what’s rare is when the coins get out as you never know how many of them are out there可以得知错币会经常出现，但它们稀罕在你不知道会有多少个错币，也就是错币的数量少，所以珍贵。故选D。