That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn't cold or tired any more. I ran out of the door and back to where I'd heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you're looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
【小题1】.. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?

A.Cold and sickB.Lucky and hopeful
C.Satisfied and cheerfulD.Disappointed and helpless
【小题2】. From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy      .          .
A.solving her problem at the bankB.taking part in various city activities
C.learning acting in an evening schoolD.preparing for the first night show
【小题3】.On her way home the writer        .         .
A.lost her wallet unknowingly
B.was stopped by a garbage truck driver
C.was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife
D.found some homeless people following her
【小题4】. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?
A.Someone offered to take her back homeB.A red-haired man came to see her.
C.She heard someone call her nameD.Her wallet was found in a garbage truck
【小题5】. From the text, we can infer that the writer      .         .
A.would stop working at nightB.would stay on in San Francisco
C.would make friends with cleaners.D.would give up her job at the bank

A businessman lost his wallet. There was plenty of money in it. So he made a promise, "If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I'll give half the money to him."

A dustman found the wallet in a dustbin. He sent it back to the loser. But the businessman changed his mind.

"There was still a diamond ring in my wallet," said the loser, "I won't give half the money in my wallet to you until you return it to me!"

"I've never seen a diamond ring in the wallet," said the dustman.

They began to quarrel. The businessman refused to do what he had said. The dustman became angry and took him before a judge.

After the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, "I'm sure you are an honest man. It's true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. But it's also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. I don't think it's yours. Wait for some time. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!"

Then the judge turned to the dustman and said, "Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!"

1.The wallet the businessman lost ________.

A.was found in a shop

B.was sent to the judge

C.was found in a dustbin

D.was never to be found

2.The businessman was eager to get back the wallet because _________.

A.there was the address of an important judge in it

B.there was a lot of money in it

C.he put in it a diamond ring he had just bought

D.it was a very expensive one

3.Having heard what had happened, the judge _________ .

A.took the side of the businessman

B.made a wise decision

C.took pity on the loser

D.did not know what to do

4.Where do you think was the diamond ring?

A.The businessman hid it.

B.The dustman kept it

C.The judge stole it.

D.The story of the ring was nothing but a lie.

 

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