Oscar was 16 when he first saw the ___25____ 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 ____26____, Oscar felt a strong desire to find its ___27____.
Oscar ___28____ the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as
he thought, a name matched the seat ____29___ Oscar had found the umbrella . The
name was Mrs. Katie O brien.
Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs O brien s ___30____ on their way
home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I
__31___ you ? “she asked.
“I d like to return it if its yours,” Oscar said, ____32____ the umbrella as if
presenting a ___33___ that had long been wished for.
“Why , yes! it s mine, “replied Mrs. Brien with a ___34____ smile and shining
eyes. “ It was given to 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 a good deed is its own reward.”
“ Well, that s ____36_____ 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
remember Mrs. O Brien . It was in perfect condition, considering how__37__ it was.
Why had it arrived here today?
As if ___38____, a note fell from the paper. It read: Mrs O brien wanted you to
___39___ this umbrella as a present for a kind, __40___gesture long ago.
21. A. strictly B. carefully
B. seizing
B. When
B. fully
B. unusual
B. shape
B. seller
C. roughly C. observing C. Since D. casually D. searching D. Although D. suddenly D. typical D. history D. owner D. advised D. where 22. A. opening 23. A. After 24. A. clearly C. immediately C. plain C. origin C. user 25. A. average 26. A. beauty 27. A. designer 28. A. convinced 29. A. until 30. A. family 31. A. invite B. forced B. before C. encouraged C. which C. house C. bother B. theater B. help D. neighborhood D. know