The package consisted of a long， narrow box1wrapped in brown paper。2the box， Oscar saw an umbrella inside — a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle。3he had not seen it in more than4years， he recognized it5。

Oscar was6when he first saw the7umbrella。 He had gone to a concert with his grandparents。 As they were leaving， h noticed an umbrella on an empty seat， impressed by its8， Oscar felt a strong desire to find its9。

Oscar10the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales。 Just as he thought， a name matched the seat11Oscar had found the umbrella。 The name was Mrs。 Katie O‘Brien。

Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs。 O’Brien‘s12on their way home。 He rang the bell， the door opened， and an elderly woman appeared。 “May I13you？” she asked。

“I’d like to return it if it‘s yours，” Oscar said，14the umbrella as if presenting a15that had long been wished for。

“Why， yes！ It’s mine，” replied Mrs。 O‘Brien with a16smile 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 __35_ ？”

“No， ma’am，” he said， “My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward。 ”

“Well， that‘s17what 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 how18it was。 Why had it arrived here today？

As if19， a note fell from the paper。 It reads： Mrs。 O‘Brien wanted to20this umbrella as a present for a kind， 40。 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。***。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。***。family

***。theater

***。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。***。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

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