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第一部分 完形填空（共30分） “Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package. The package consisted of a long, narrow box ___21____ wrapped in brown paper. __22___ the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside— a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. ____23___he had not seen it in more than 20 years , he recognized it ____24____. 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 Obrien. Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs Obriens ___30____ on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. May I __31___ you ? she asked. “Id 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! its 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, maam , ”he said “ my grandmother says a good deed is its own reward.” “ Well, thats ____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 Obrien wanted you to ___39___ this umbrella as a present for a kind, __40___gesture long ago. 21. A. strictly B. carefully C. roughly D. casually 22, A, opening B, seizing C, observing D, searching 23, A, After B, W