澳洲一男子买彩票误将号码两次下注 幸运赢得双倍大奖
A hard-working man has won a large sum of money after he accidentally bought the same ticket twice in one of the biggest lotto draws this year. When lottery staff called the man to tell him the unbelievable good news, he said, “You’re kidding!”
The man bought a ticket at Winning Lotteries St Albans and then accidentally bought another one with the same numbers at Footscray Lottery Centre. Each ticket for Tuesday night’s $70 million Oz Lotto Jackpot won him $23.3 million. The jackpot was so big because nobody had won for seven weeks. There was another winner of $23.3 million at Hobart who is yet to claim their prize. If the man had only bought one ticket instead of two, the prize would have been halved between the two winners giving them $35 million each. But because the man had bought two tickets, the prize was divided in three with the man taking two thirds of the jackpot.
The winning numbers were 12, 28, 24, 29, 9, 18 and 25. The supplementary numbers were 13 and 31. The man said he had been playing the same numbers for thirty years. “I play every week. I have always marked my entries but I have never chosen the numbers on anything in particular. They weren’t special before, but they are now,” he said. Talking about what to do next, the man said, “I need time for the news to register. I might think about retiring. Maybe a new home or a holiday. I’ll definitely share it with my family.”
Matt Hart, spokesman for lottery organizers The Lott, described the draw as remarkable. “What’s remarkable about tonight’s draw is that there were three division one entries, but two winners,” he said. “The reason for this, the two Victorian entries are held by one registered player.”
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1.What was the most unlikely reaction of the man to the good news?
A Unbelievable.
B Disappointed.
C Excited.
D Astonished.
解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句的he said, “You’re kidding!”可知当他得知中了彩票大奖时，他感到难以置信，言语之中透露着兴奋和惊讶。故选B。
2.How much did the man win?
A $23.3 million.
B $35 million.
C $46.6 million.
D $70 million.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句The man bought a ticket at Winning Lotteries St Albans and then accidentally bought another one with the same numbers at Footscray Lottery Centre. Each ticket for Tuesday night’s $70 million Oz Lotto Jackpot won him $23.3 million.可知这个男子买了两张彩票，每张彩票都为他赢得了2330万澳元，因此他得到了4660万澳元，即$46.6 million。故选C。
3.What can’t we get from the passage?
A The total amount of the jackpot is $70 million.
B The other winner might not have known that he won the prize.
C The winning numbers were carefully selected by the man.
D The man might not have the motivation to work like before.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第三段第五句 I have always marked my entries but I have never chosen the numbers on anything in particular.可知他的中奖号码并非精心挑选的。故选C。
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A Two winners shared the $70 million jackpot.
B A man accidentally bought the same lotto ticket twice and boost his winnings to $46.6 million.
C The man who bought the same lottery numbers in 30 years won the top prize finally.
D The Lott awarded one of the biggest prizes of the year to a man.
解析：选B。主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一名男子无意中买了两注同样号码的彩票，没想到却意外获得双倍奖金的事。故选B。