The lost wallet, a great love story 丢失钱包中的感人故事

胡金莹

As I walked home on a freezing day， I stumbled on a wallet someone had lost in the street. I picked it up and looked inside to find some information about the owner. But the wallet contained only three dollars and a（n） 1. _____________that looked as if it had been there for years.

It was a beautiful letter， but there was no useful information except for the names Michael and Hannah. After great effort， I 2. _____________found a phone number. The woman who answered 3. _____________（admitted/explained） that Hannah herself was living in a nursing home. Even though it was already 10 pm， I drove over to the nursing home and found Hannah.

She was a sweet， silver-haired old lady. The second she saw the letter， she took a deep breath and said， “Young man， this letter  was the last contact I ever had with Michael.” After 4._____________ （hesitating/listening） for a moment， she said to me， “If you find him， tell him I still love him and I never marry...”

I thanked Hannah and took the elevator to the first floor. 5._____________ I stood by the door， the guard saw the wallet in my hand and said， “Well， the wallet is Mr Goldstein's wallet. He's always losing that wallet.” “Who's Mr Goldstein？” I asked as my hand began to 6._____________ （clap/shake）. “He's an old man living on the 8th floor.”

I thanked the guard and quickly went to find Michael Goldstein. After returning his wallet， I talked about Hannah and he suddenly grew pale. “Mr Goldstein，” I said， “come with me.” When seeing each other， they were so 7._____________ （excited/surprised） that they couldn't say a word.

About three weeks later I got a call from the nursing home， inviting me to attend a（n） 8._____________ between Michael

and Hannah. It was a perfect ending for a love affair that had lasted nearly 60 years.

閱读检测

Fill in each blank with only one word or select the right items given in the bracket according to the context.

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（1）美段背诵

As I walked home on a freezing day， I stumbled on a wallet someone had lost in the street. I picked it up and looked inside to find some information about the owner. But the wallet contained only three dollars and a letter that looked as if it had been there for years. 在寒冷的一天，我在回家途中被一个丢失在路上的钱包绊了一下。我把它捡了起来，看了看里面有没有关于失主的信息。但我发现钱包中仅有三美元和一封看似很多年的信。

（2）doing作后置定语。doing作后置定语，放在所修饰名词之后，和名词之间存在逻辑上的主谓关系。

About three weeks later I got a call from the nursing home， inviting me to attend a wedding between Michael and Hannah. 三周后，我接到了养老院的电话，邀请我去参加迈克尔和汉娜的婚礼。

The man standing in front of the library is our new English teacher. 站在图书馆前的那个人是我们的新英语老师。

As we all know， China is a developing country belonging to the third world. 众所周知，中国是一个属于第三世界的国家。

My friend Li Hua is an excellent student， having a good command of English. 我的朋友李华是一个精通英语的非常优秀的学生。

【句式仿写】那个拥有数百万美元的富人因身体不好而依然感到不快乐。

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