Question

When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet (圖章) ring. They were the "in" thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials(姓名首字母) carved into it. I was in heaven.

What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn't being "replaced". We'd been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the " new" stuff (東西) we got was really just to replace what we'd lost. But not my ring. My ring was new.

Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away.

Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents' when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasn't my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. " You'll recognize this one," she said, smiling.

Then she handed me a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside. The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. They'd had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me.

1.The underlined word "in" in the first paragraph probably means "_____".

A. fashionable B. available

C. practical D. renewable

2.When she got the ring back, the writer was about _____.

A. 13 years old B. 15 years old

C. 26 years old D. 28 years old

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer's family moved several times.

B. The writer never stopped looking for her ring.

C. The writer's ring was cleaned up by the new house owner.

D. The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. My New Ring B. Lost and Found

C. Lost and Replaced D. An Expensive Ring

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述的是自己丟掉了很喜歡的signer ring，13年以后又找到的故事。

1.A 猜測詞義題。根據文章第一段第二句They were the "in" thing and it seemed every girl except me had one.可知當時幾乎每個人都有signer ring，說明它很受歡迎，很流行。故A正確。

2.C 計算題。根據第一段On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring 和第五段The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. 我13歲生日的時候，媽媽給了一個signer ring，之后一個月我丟了它。13年以后又被找到了。說明我是在26歲左右又拿到了它。故C正確。

3.A 細節題。根據第四段第一句Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents' when Mum told me that she had something for me.中的a couple of moves later可知我們搬了好幾次家。故A正確。

4.B 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是自己丟掉了很喜歡的signer ring，13年以后又找到的故事。所以Lost and Found符合文章大意。故B正確。

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