Recently divorced(离婚), I had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices despite the great1. My old umbrella was broken, and I could not2another one.
I sat down in the streetcar — and there against the seat was a beautiful silk3with a silver handle inlaid (镶嵌) with gold. I had4seen anything so lovely.
I5the handle and saw a6. I got off the streetcar and7opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a8book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.
Yes, she said in9, that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present.10, she added, it had been stolen at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before.
She was so excited that I11I was12a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her13filled with tears.
I refused the 14she gave me. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don’t remember.
The next six months were15. I was able to obtain16here and there. 1 reached the lowest point in my17. Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless.
Christmas Eve came. No money to buy my daughter a gift. I was sobbing (抽泣) in the cold little kitchen18the doorbell rang and my daughter Peggy ran to answer it. He was a postman, and his arms were19of parcels. “This is a mistake” I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me.
Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher. The address was20“California”, where she had moved.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      cloud
   2. B.
      rain
   3. C.
      wind
   4. D.
      snow
2. 2.
   1. A.
      search
   2. B.
      catch
   3. C.
      afford
   4. D.
      sell
3. 3.
   1. A.
      raincoat
   2. B.
      seat
   3. C.
      book
   4. D.
      umbrella
4. 4.
   1. A.
      never
   2. B.
      ever
   3. C.
      almost
   4. D.
      nearly
5. 5.
   1. A.
      concluded
   2. B.
      examined
   3. C.
      learned
   4. D.
      helped
6. 6.
   1. A.
      name
   2. B.
      address
   3. C.
      card
   4. D.
      demand
7. 7.
   1. A.
      deliberately
   2. B.
      specially
   3. C.
      sadly
   4. D.
      thankfully
8. 8.
   1. A.
      technology
   2. B.
      engine
   3. C.
      telephone
   4. D.
      medicine
9. 9.
   1. A.
      anger
   2. B.
      surprise
   3. C.
      danger
   4. D.
      sorrow
10. 10.
    1. A.
       And
    2. B.
       But
    3. C.
       So
    4. D.
       Or
11. 11.
    1. A.
       forgot
    2. B.
       remembered
    3. C.
       indicated
    4. D.
       decided
12. 12.
    1. A.
       applied for
    2. B.
       watching for
    3. C.
       asking for
    4. D.
       looking for
13. 13.
    1. A.
       face
    2. B.
       nose
    3. C.
       eyes
    4. D.
       ear
14. 14.
    1. A.
       reward
    2. B.
       prize
    3. C.
       present
    4. D.
       umbrella
15. 15.
    1. A.
       freezing
    2. B.
       surprising
    3. C.
       shocking
    4. D.
       struggling
16. 16.
    1. A.
       failures
    2. B.
       successes
    3. C.
       jobs
    4. D.
       wages
17. 17.
    1. A.
       heart
    2. B.
       favor
    3. C.
       work
    4. D.
       life
18. 18.
    1. A.
       as
    2. B.
       while
    3. C.
       when
    4. D.
       then
19. 19.
    1. A.
       proud
    2. B.
       full
    3. C.
       careful
    4. D.
       glad
20. 20.
    1. A.
       simply
    2. B.
       directly
    3. C.
       finally
    4. D.
       nearly

Recently divorced(离婚), I had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices despite the great   36 . My old umbrella was broken, and I could not   37  another one.
I sat down in the streetcar — and there against the seat was a beautiful silk   38  with a silver handle inlaid (镶嵌) with gold. I had   39  seen anything so lovely.
I   40  the handle and saw a   41 . I got off the streetcar and   42  opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a   43  book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.
Yes, she said in   44 , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present.   45 , she added, it had been stolen at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before.
She was so excited that I   46  I was   47  a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her   48  filled with tears.
I refused the   49   she gave me. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don’t remember.
The next six months were   50 . I was able to obtain   51  here and there. l reached the lowest point in my   52 . Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless.
Christmas Eve came. No money to buy my daughter a gift. I was sobbing (抽泣) in the cold little kitchen   53  the doorbell rang and my daughter Peggy ran to answer it. He was a postman, and his arms were   54  of parcels. “This is a mistake” I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me.
Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher. The address was   55  “California”, where she had moved.

Recently divorced(离婚), I had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices despite the great   36  . My old umbrella was broken, and I could not   37   another one.

I sat down in the streetcar — and there against the seat was a beautiful silk   38   with a silver handle inlaid (镶嵌) with gold. I had   39   seen anything so lovely.

I   40   the handle and saw a   41  . I got off the streetcar and   42   opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a   43   book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.

Yes, she said in   44  , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present.   45  , she added, it had been stolen at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before.

She was so excited that I   46   I was   47   a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her   48   filled with tears.

I refused the   49   she gave me. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don’t remember.

The next six months were   50  . I was able to obtain   51   here and there. l reached the lowest point in my   52  . Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless.

Christmas Eve came. No money to buy my daughter a gift. I was sobbing (抽泣) in the cold little kitchen   53   the doorbell rang and my daughter Peggy ran to answer it. He was a postman, and his arms were   54   of parcels. “This is a mistake” I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me.

Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher. The address was   55   “California”, where she had moved.

1.A. cloud                           B. rain                         C. wind                       D. snow

2.A. search                        B. catch　　         C. afford 　　         D. sell

3.A. raincoat                     B. seat          C. book 　            D. umbrella

4.A. never                          B. ever 　　　     C. almost 　　      D. nearly

5.A. concluded                  B. examined      C. learned 　          D. helped

6.A. name                          B. address 　         C. card 　                D. demand

7.A. deliberately               B. specially 　　   C. sadly                 D. thankfully

8.A. technology                B. engine 　　     C. telephone             D. medicine

9.A. anger                          B. surprise　　     C. danger                            D. sorrow

10.A. And                           B. But　　　　    C. So　　　             D. Or

11. A. forgot                      B. remembered        C. indicated 　　   D. decided

12.A. applied for               B. watching for         C. asking for　         D. looking for

13.A. face                           B. nose 　　　　  C. eyes　　　                   D. ear

14.A. reward                     B. prize　　　　　C. present                 D. umbrella

15. A. freezing                            B. surprising              C. shocking                D struggling

16.A. failures                     B. successes　　   C. jobs　　          D. wages

17.A. heart                        B. favor 　　          C. work　　            D. life

18.A. as                              B. while　　         C. when 　              D. then

19.A. proud                        B. full 　　  C. careful　　       D. glad

20. A. simply              B. directly          C. finally                 D. nearly