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It was not long before I heard ①footsteps in the hall. The door opened and an old lady walked in. She was of medium height, and wore a black ②veil over her face. She handed me a folded piece of paper and said, 'Hurry! If you don't come quickly, it will be too late!' Then she left as quickly as she came.

I ③unfolded the paper. 'The silver teapot' was written on the note. 'What could this mean?' I thought. I put on my coat and ran outside and took a taxi to Waterloo Bridge. By the time I reached the bridge, it had started to snow. I could only see dark figures moving around under the bridge. Then I heard someone ④whisper, 'Did someone bring a message?' A beggar stepped from under the bridge. It was Holmes.

'Yes, here it is,' I answered. 'I hope you know what it means.' Holmes read the note and then put it in his pocket.

'Now I know the answer!' he said. 'The notepaper is expensive. It smells of roses - a scent very popular with young ladies. I ⑤presume, therefore, that the ⑥notepaper belongs to a rich, young lady.'

'But the messenger was not young!' I replied.

'I didn't say that the notepaper belonged to the messenger, did I?' asked Holmes.

'No, you didn't,' I replied thoughtfully.

'You must think and observe more carefully, Watson,' said Holmes. He took off his beggar's ⑦cloak. He was wearing his usual clothes underneath. 'We must hurry,' he said. Holmes quickly cleaned his face with a ⑧handkerchief and we set off to a nearby house. Holmes knocked on the door. A young man opened it.

'Mr. Holmes. The Prince of Hanover is expecting you,' said the man. He led us into the living room. In the room there was a tall man wearing a ⑨military uniform. A beautiful young lady was sitting by the fire reading a book. The man turned as we entered and said, 'So, at last I meet the great Sherlock Holmes. And you must be Dr Watson. Welcome.

I am sure you are wasting your time. There are no problems here.'

⑩'On the contrary,' replied Holmes. 'You are unaware of what is happening to you. I'm sure your friend the countess will agree with me.' We all turned to look at the young woman sitting by the fire. She put down her book slowly, smiled and looked at us.

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It was not long before I heard ①footsteps in the hall. The door opened and an old lady walked in. She was of medium height, and wore a black ②veil over her face. She handed me a folded piece of paper and said, 'Hurry! If you don't come quickly, it will be too late!' Then she left as quickly as she came.

I ③unfolded the paper. 'The silver teapot' was written on the note. 'What could this mean?' I thought. I put on my coat and ran outside and took a taxi to Waterloo Bridge. By the time I reached the bridge, it had started to snow. I could only see dark figures moving around under the bridge. Then I heard someone ④whisper, 'Did someone bring a message?' A beggar stepped from under the bridge. It was Holmes.

'Yes, here it is,' I answered. 'I hope you know what it means.' Holmes read the note and then put it in his pocket.

'Now I know the answer!' he said. 'The notepaper is expensive. It smells of roses - a scent very popular with young ladies. I ⑤presume, therefore, that the ⑥notepaper belongs to a rich, young lady.'

'But the messenger was not young!' I replied.

'I didn't say that the notepaper belonged to the messenger, did I?' asked Holmes.

'No, you didn't,' I replied thoughtfully.

'You must think and observe more carefully, Watson,' said Holmes. He took off his beggar's ⑦cloak. He was wearing his usual clothes underneath. 'We must hurry,' he said. Holmes quickly cleaned his face with a ⑧handkerchief and we set off to a nearby house. Holmes knocked on the door. A young man opened it.

'Mr. Holmes. The Prince of Hanover is expecting you,' said the man. He led us into the living room. In the room there was a tall man wearing a ⑨military uniform. A beautiful young lady was sitting by the fire reading a book. The man turned as we entered and said, 'So, at last I meet the great Sherlock Holmes. And you must be Dr Watson. Welcome.

I am sure you are wasting your time. There are no problems here.'

⑩'On the contrary,' replied Holmes. 'You are unaware of what is happening to you. I'm sure your friend the countess will agree with me.' We all turned to look at the young woman sitting by the fire. She put down her book slowly, smiled and looked at us.

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One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining（发光） in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious（宝贵） stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.

The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”

“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.

The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”

The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!”

The young man felt ashamed（羞愧） and left silently.

1.How did the young man find the precious stone?

A．He found it in his food. B．He dug it out in a valley.

C．He saw it in the woman’s bag. D．He noticed it shining in the stream.

2.What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Money. B．Worry. C．Health. D．Trouble.

3.The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

A．he found the stone was not precious

B．he understood the real meaning of joy

C．he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

D．he wanted to get something even more precious

4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?