Recently divorced and unemployedI was on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices.I had no umbrellafor my old one had ____and I could not ____ another one.

I sat down in the ____ and there against my seat was a(n) ___ silk umbrella with a silver handle.I had ____ seen anything so lovely.I examined the handle and saw a carved ___.The usual procedure would have been to ____ the umbrella to the conductorbut an idea ____ to me.I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.

I got off the bus in a downpour and ____ opened the umbrella to protect myself.Then I ____ a telephone book for the name on the umbrella.I called and a lady ____.

Yesshe said ____that was her umbrellawhich her parentsnow deadhad given her as a birthday present.Butshe ____it had been stolen ____ her doorstep a month before.

She was so excited that I ____ I was looking for a job and went directly to her house.She took the umbrellaand her eyes were filled with ____.She wanted to give me a ____butthough twenty dollars was all I had in the worldher happiness at regaining this ____ possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have ____ something.We talked for a while and I left.

A week laterI got a job as a sales manager ____.It might be my kindness that paid off.But who knows?

1.A.broken up? ????????????? Bgone away? Cfallen apart? ????????????? Dfaded away

2.A.afford? Bborrow? Cfind? Drepair

3.A.office? Bbus? Ctheater? Dtrain

4.A.ugly? Bbeautiful? Cworn? Dancient

5.A.even? Balways? Calready? Dnever

6.A.design? Bnumber? Cname? Dbrand

7.A.turn in? ????????????? Bshow off

Copen up? ????????????? Dcarry away

8.A.occurred? Bran? Cstruck? Dhappened

9.A.firmly? ????????????? Bsuddenly?

Ccasually? ????????????? Dthankfully

10.A.read? Bsearched? Cgot? Dused

11.A.appeared? Breplied? Canswered? Dscreamed

12.A.in surprise? Bin panic? Cin silence? Din anger

13.A.assumed? ????????????? Badded? Cdeclared? ????????????? Dannounced

14.A.from? Bin? Cbeside? Dof

15.A.mentioned? ????????????? Bforgot?? Crealized? ????????????? Dremembered

16.A.memory? Bhonor? Ctears? Dthanks

17.A.gift? Bposition? Chug? Dreward

18.A.expensive? Bcommon? Crare? Dspecial

19.A.bought? Bruined? Cexpressed? Denjoyed

20.A.immediately? ????????????? Bnaturally?

Chopefully? ????????????? Dunexpectedly

 

Recently divorced and unemployed,I was on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices.I had no umbrella,for my old one had__16__,and I could not__17__another one.

I sat down in the__18__and there against my seat was a(n)__19__silk umbrella with a silver handle.I had__20__seen anything so lovely.I examined the handle and saw a carved__21__.The usual procedure would have been to__22__the umbrella to the conductor,but an idea__23__to me.I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.

I got off the bus in a downpour and__24__opened the umbrella to protect myself.Then I__25__a telephone book for the name on the umbrella.I called and a lady__26__.

Yes,she said__27__,that was her umbrella,which her parents,now dead,had given her as a birthday present.But,she__28__,it had been stolen__29__her doorstep a month before.

She was so excited that I__30__I was looking for a job and went directly to her house.She took the umbrella,and her eyes were filled with__31__.She wanted to give me a__32__,but—though twenty dollars was all I had in the world—her happiness at regaining this__33__possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have__34__something.We talked for a while and I left.

A week later,I got a job as a sales manager__35__.It might be my kindness that paid off.But who knows?

16.A.broken up  B.gone away

C.fallen apart  D.faded away

17.A.afford  B.borrow  C.find  D.repair

18.A.office  B.bus  C.theater  D.train

19.A.ugly  B.beautiful  C.worn  D.ancient

20.A.even  B.always  C.already  D.never

21.A.design  B.number  C.name  D.brand

22.A.turn in  B.show off

C.open up  D.carry away

23.A.occurred  B.ran

C.struck  D.happened

24.A.firmly  B.suddenly

C.casually  D.thankfully

25.A.read  B.searched

C.got  D.used

26.A.appeared  B.replied

C.answered  D.screamed

27.A.in surprise  B.in panic

C.in silence  D.in anger

28.A.assumed  B.added

C.declared  D.announced

29.A.from  B.in  C.beside  D.of

30.A.mentioned  B.forgot

C.realized  D.remembered

31.A.memory  B.honor

C.tears  D.thanks

32.A.gift  B.position  C.hug  D.reward

33.A.expensive  B.common

C.rare  D.special

34.A.bought  B.ruined

C.expressed  D.enjoyed

35.A.immediately  B.naturally

C.hopefully  D.unexpectedly

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