A cold voice said loudly, “That is mine,Madam!”
Suddenly remembering that she had come out without her umbrella,Mrs Grant felt _19_for what she had done,trying at the same time to take no notice of the unpleasant _20_the owner of the umbrella was giving her.
When she got off the bus,Mrs Grant made straight for a shop where she could buy an umbrella. She found a pretty one and bought it.Then she _21_to buy another as a present for her daughter.Afterwards she did the rest of her_22_and had lunch in a restaurant.
In the afternoon she got on the homeward(回家的)bus with the two umbrellas under her arm,and sat down.Then she _23_that,by a curious coincidence(巧合),she was sitting next to the woman who had made her feel _24_that morning.
That woman now looked at her,and then at the umbrellas. “You’ve had uite a good _25_,’she said.
16.A.keep B.bring C.take D.leave
17.A.before B.until C.though D.when
18.A.hanging B.appearing C.dropping D.losing
19.A.angry B.sorry C.lucky D.glad
20.A.reply B.call C.suggestion D.look
21.A.promised B.decided C.agreed D.remembered
22.A.hiking B.shopping C.trying D.searching
23.A.meant B.explained C.saw D.forgot
24.A.jealous B.bored C.satisfied D.uncomfortable
25.A.day B.meal C.journey D.present
答案: 16~20: CDABD 21~25: BBCDA
二 (2010?福建省晋江市中考)
When people find something valuable and return it to its owner, they are often given a reward. This is because the person not only found what was lost but also spent time its owner or taking it to the police station.
There was once a young boy 47 found a woman’s purse in a shopping centre. Inside the purse there 48 some money and the woman’s driving license. Her name and 49 were printed on the license, so the boy knew where she lived. That evening he went to her house and 50 her door. When she opened it, he said, “ I found your purse,” and handed it to her.
“Thank you very much,” she said. She opened her purse and took out all the money. She wanted to give the boy a small reward, 51 there were only bills of $20 in the purse and she thought that $ 20 was too 52 to give t