1阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项
AnAfricanfarmerhadheardtalesaboutotherfarmerswhohadmademillionsofdollarsbydiscoveringdiamondmines
These1soexcitedthefarmerthathecouldhardlywaitto2hisfarmandgoprospectingfordiamondshimself
Sohesoldthe3andspenttherestofhislifewanderingtheAfricancontinent,searching4forthegleaminggemsthatbroughtsuchhighpricesonthemarketsoftheworld
Finally,wornout,andinafitofdespondency,he5himselfintoariveranddrowned
Meanwhile,themanwhohad6hisfarmhappenedtobecrossingasmallstreamonedaywhenhe7somethinggleamingatthebottomofthestream
He8itup
Itwasasparkling9—agoodsizestone—and,admiringit,helaterputitonhisfireplacemantelasaninterestingcuriosity
Severalweekslater,a10admiredthestone,lookingcloselyatit
Heaskedthefarmerifhe11whathe’dfound
Whenthefarmersaidno,thevisitortoldhimhehad