题目内容
"Just sign here, sir," the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.
The package consisted of a long, narrow box ???__36___ wrapped in brown paper. ???__37___ the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside — a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. ???__38___ he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it ???__39___ .
Oscar was 16 when he first saw the ???__40___ umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, h noticed an umbrella on an empty seat, impressed by its ???__41___, Oscar felt a strong desire to find its ???__42___ .
Oscar ???__43___the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a name matched the seat ???__44___ Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O'Brien.
Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O'Brien's ???__45___ on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. "May I__________ ???__46___ you?" she asked.
"I'd like to return it if it's yours," Oscar said, ???__47___ the umbrella as if presenting a ???__48__ that had long been wished for.
"Why, yes! It's mine," replied Mrs. O'Brien with a ???__49___ smile and shining eyes. "It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your ??__50_ ?"
"No, ma'am," he said, "My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward. "
"Well, that's ???__51___ what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?"
Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O'Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how ???__52___ it was. Why had it arrived here today?
As if ???__53___ , a note fell from the paper. It reads: Mrs. O'Brien wanted to ???__54___ this umbrella as a present for a kind, ???__55___ gesture long ago.
36. A. carefully B. strictly C. roughly D. casually
37. A. Observing B. Seizing C. Opening D. Searching
38. A. After B. When C. Since D. Although
39. A. clearly B. fully C. suddenly D. immediately
40. A. average B. unusual C. plain D. typical
41. A. origin B. shape C. beauty D. history
42. A. designer B. owner C. user D. seller
43. A. convinced B. forced C. encouraged D. advised
44. A. until B. where C. which D. before
45. A. family B. theater C. house D. neighborhood
46. A. invite B. help C. bother D. know
47. A. holding out B. turning out C. picking up D. putting up
48. A. chance B. gift C. fact D. result
49. A. wide B. confident C. proud D. shy
50. A. patience B. kindness C. courage D. determination
51 A. obviously B. naturally C. exactly D. probably
52. A. nice B. rare C. precious D. old
53. A. in contrast B. in answer C. in exchange D. in return
54. A. possess B. value C. carry D. accept
55. A. unselfish B. significant C. attractive D. sympathetic
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