That success turned Charles Darrow into a millionaire, which is the heavy irony. Darrow initially began work on Monopoly to help support himself and his family following the financial troubles tied to the stock market crash of 1929. Thus, Charles Darrow became a millionaire by producing a game that allows “regular” people to feel like they are buying and selling real homes and land like millionaires.

　　67. What made Darrow’s Monopoly different from other similar games?

　　A. The way of avoiding financial troubles.

　　B. The safe environment created for players.

　　C. The buying and selling of real homes and land.

　　D. The specific pieces and a playing board in each set.

　　68. The author suggests in Paragraph 3 that ______.

　　A. Monopoly was initially too complex to play

　　B. Darrow failed to make expected profit in Philly

　　C. certain errors in Monopoly limited its attraction

　　D. some people once doubted Monopoly would be popular

　　69. What does the underlined word “irony” in the last paragraph mean?

　　A. financial gain

　　B. unexpected result

　　C. marketing plan

　　D. unsatisfying reward

　　70. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. The difficulties in Darrow’s life.

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