题目内容：

“ Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a packet.

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, he 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 man 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   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’ma, ”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 read：Mrs. O’Brien wanted you to   54  this umbrella as a present for a kind,   55  gesture long ago.

1.                A．strictly         B．carefully        C．roughly   D．casually

 

2.                A．Opening        B．Seizing         C．Observing D．Searching

 

3.                A．After          B．When          C．Since D．Although

 

4.                A．clearly         B．fully           C．immediately   D．suddenly

 

5.                A．average        B．unusual         C．plain D．typical

 

6.                A．beauty         B．shape          C．origin    D．history

 

7.                A．designer        B．seller          C．user D．owner

 

8.                A．convinced      B．forced          C．encouraged   D．advised

 

9.                A．until           B．before         C．which    D．where

 

10.               A．family          B．theatre         C．house D．neighborhood

 

11.               A．invite          B．help           C．bother    D．know

 

12.               A．putting up      B．turning out      C．picking up D．holding out

 

13.               A．chance         B．fact            C．gift   D．result

 

14.               A．wide           B．confident       C．proud D．shy

 

15.               A．patience        B．kindness        C．courage   D．determination

 

16.               A．obviously       B．naturally        C．exactly    D．probably

 

17.               A．old            B．rare           C．precious   D．nice

 

18.               A．in contrast      B．in return        C．in exchange    D．in answer

 

19.               A．possess        B．accept         C．carry D．value

 

20.               A．attractive       B．significant       C．unselfish  D．sympathetic