I worked for a short time as a cashier(出纳员) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very busy. One night, just before  Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. And I imagined that if there was something valuable(有价值的) in the wallet, the   owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter   and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “no”. At  once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $ 800 in cash(现金). He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward(酬劳) for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away.
Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the   owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my    mind that I actually saved someone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy.
【小题1】Which of the following is true?

When I was a sixth grader, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn't sure where I belonged．

Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week．We were supposed to do nice things   1  our friends without letting them know who was doing it．We could leave   2  notes or cards either on their desks or in their backpacks．Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we   3  a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days．

Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving   4  instead of notes．Everyone was getting cool presents except me．My friend followed the teacher's   5  without a fault．I received nothing but handmade cards with nice words about me．

On the last morning, I finally got a package．When I   6  it, the girls around all   7 ．It was perfumed powder, an "old lady" gift．My face went red．

I tried to forget about the   8  gift, but when the same girls   9  it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn't   10  want it．" The girls laughed at my   11  and filed out of the bathroom．Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers  12    I thought about my words．It wasn't   13  like me to say things like that．

"I'm your secret friend．" It was Rochelle．" I' m sorry about the gift," she whispered to me, tears   14   down her face．

From a poor family, she was a   15  at school for those with rich parents．Yet she just took all the   16  and the horrible treatment silently．

I was sick to my stomach as my   17  words ran through my mind．She had heard everything．How could I have been so cruel?

Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury（奢侈品）

And I had   18  everything for her．

I told her that I had only said those things to try to   19  .

"We aren't that different from each other, are we?" She smiled   20 ．Her simple words, spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine．

1.                A．behind         B．like            C．through  D．for

2.                A．convincing      B．rewarding       C．encouraging   D．reminding

3.                A．dragged        B．picked          C．found    D．drew

4.                A．chances        B．gifts            C．hope D．help

5.                A．guidance       B．admission       C．directions D．patterns

6.                A．discovered      B．held           C．grasped  D．opened

7.                A．blamed         B．commented      C．laughed  D．shouted

8.                A．special         B．embarrassing    C．worrying  D．delicate

9.                A．mentioned      B．suggested       C．showed   D．saw

10.               A．just            B．only           C．even D．ever

11.               A．remarks        B．reactions       C．suffering  D．feeling

12.               A．if             B．because        C．since D．as

13.               A．exactly         B．necessarily      C．normally   D．perfectly

14.               A．dashing        B．streaming       C．smoothing D．getting

15.               A．goal           B．wonder        C．centre    D．target

16.               A．challenge       B．ignoring        C．teasing    D．puzzle

17.               A．powerful       B．scary          C．tense D．hurtful

18.               A．ruined         B．disturbed       C．changed   D．broken

19.               A．turn off        B．fit in           C．get in D．show off

20.               A．optimistically    B．honestly        C．persuasively    D．understandingly

 I worked for a short time as a cashier(出纳员) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very busy. One night, just before  Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. And I imagined that if there was something valuable(有价值的) in the wallet, the   owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter   and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “no”. At  once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $ 800 in cash(现金). He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward(酬劳) for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away.

Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the   owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my    mind that I actually saved someone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy.

1.Which of the following is true?

2.The writer returned the wallet to the owner because _______.

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

I worked for a short time as a cashier(出纳员) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very busy. One night, just before  Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. And I imagined that if there was something valuable(有价值的) in the wallet, the   owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter   and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “no”. At  once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $ 800 in cash(现金). He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward(酬劳) for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away.
Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the   owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my    mind that I actually saved someone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy.

1. 1.

   Which of the following is true?

   1. A.
      The owner of the wallet found a twenty-dollar bill gone.
   2. B.
      The writer wasn’t surprised when the man gave her a reward.
   3. C.
      Nothing in the wallet was missing.
   4. D.
      The man was very, very excited when he got his wallet back.
2. 2.

   The writer returned the wallet to the owner because _______.

   1. A.
      she thought Christmas was coming
   2. B.
      the owner came back too soon
   3. C.
      she didn’t know there was so much money in it
   4. D.
      as an honest person, she didn’t care much about money
3. 3.

   Which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      The writer accepted a reward of $ 20.
   2. B.
      The writer regretted (后悔) that she had returned the wallet.
   3. C.
      The writer didn’t return the wallet until the owner came back.
   4. D.
      The writer fell very happy after she returned the wallet.

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　　I worked for a short time as a cashier(出纳员) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped clean off the tables when it was especially busy. One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guess I should have checked it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. Also, I imagined that if the wallet contained anything valuable, the owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his sincere(真挚的) thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “No”, he immediately opened it and showed that it contained nearly $ 800 in cash(现金). I gasped(喘息) as he took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me. “A reward(回报) for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away.

　　Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been so honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I think that if there had been no way to find the owner and no one had returned to claim(认领) it, I might have kept it. But it also came into my mind that I had actually saved someone's Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet, The good feeling it gave me was worth much more than anything money could buy.

1．This story happened ________ in a restaurant.

[　　]

A．one night in November

B．one day in December

C．a few weeks before Christmas

D．a couple of days before December 25

2．Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．The owner of the wallet found a twenty-dollar bill gone.

B．The writer wasn't surprised as the man gave him a reward.

C．Nothing in the wallet was missing.

D．The man was extremely excited when he got his wallet back.

3．The writer returned the wallet to the owner because ________.

[　　]

A．he thought Christmas was coming

B．the owner came back too soon

C．he didn't know there was so much money in it

D．being an honest man, he didn't care much about money

4．The title of the passage “Finders, Keepers?” implies(含意是) that the saying, “Finders keepers, losers weepers”, ________.

[　　]

5．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

[　　]

A．He accepted a reward of $ 20.

B．He regretted that he had returned the wallet.

C．He didn't return the wallet until the owner came back.

D．He felt very happy after he returned the wallet.