This is an open letter to the three people
who stole my handbag from the department store I am employed as a shop
assistant ．
When you took my bag, I don't know what you
thought you were going to get．With my wages, there's not much left on a Tuesday．I hope the ￡5 was useful to you ．I have informed the social security office so you won't be
able to cash the child benefit next week ．I hope that
won't leave you too short．But if you really need a
couple of pounds, I suppose you could always cash one of the two checks left in
my check book．Of course,I phoned the bank right away
and the check-casing card is no longer valid, so it won’t be much use to you ．
Actually I don't mind about the money too
much．We single parents who
work to support our families understand only too well what it means to be short
of cash ．However, I don’t suppose it went very far among
the three of you．Sorry about that!
I wish you had left the bag behind and just
taken the wallet and check book．There were all kinds of papers in it, and notes and things that I
really need．I really think that was very inconsiderate
of you ．I mean, how would you like something like that
to happen to you?
Well, perhaps the bag will turn up．It wasn't even an expensive one．just a plain, old brown leather shoulder bag．You probably dumped it in the nearest rubbish bin or threw it into the
bushes. We've looked around, of course, but no one saw which way you went after
you left the shop．
I'm not really angry with you．I know how the pressures of modern
living can affect us, but I am sad at the loss of my personal things．I feel violated and helpless．The police were
very icy, and they just shrugged（耸） their shoulders．"It happens all the time," they told me ．Some small comfort, I suppose．But I've lost
just a little more faith in human nature．And as my
young son said when I told him what had happened, "Why? Mummy, why
us?" I couldn't answer that question．I wonder if
you can．
1.In writing Paragraph 2, the writer wants to
．
A．describe the contents of the bag in
detail．
B．give some suggestions to the three
thieves
C．tell the thieves hardly any money was
available
D．state the fact that she was careless
with the money
2.Which of the following is the most valuable
to the writer?
A．The cash in her bag． B．The papers and notes in the bag．
C．The handbag itself． D．The check books in the bag．
3.What can we conclude about the police?
A．They have doubts about human nature．
B．They show sympathy for the woman．
C．They think the case quite common．
D．They are unable to find the thieves．
4.Why does the author write the letter?
A．To give the thieves a serious warning．
B．To complain about the fall of morality．
C．To call people’s attention to their
belongings．
D．To express her affection for her
valuable bag．
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