高考英语二轮专题总复习 精选综合能力专练 阅读理解9.docVIP

2013届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解9 Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard. “I’ ll be the first millionaire in Coleford！” Richard used to boast. “And you’ll be sorry you knew me，” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in town！” George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse. Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast — but