【推荐3】A Colorado woman who lost the diamond engagement ring given to her by her fiance shortly before he died was reunited with the precious item weeks later by a man who found it in the mud.

Raquel Aiken said she had just finished a game of tennis in Denver a few weeks ago when she apparently dropped her ring on the ground while fishing her keys out of her purse. She said she didn’t realize what had happened until much later.

Aiken told KDVR-TV about her missing ring, and the story came to the attention of Dude Olguin, an employee at Brewery Bar II in Denver, when he overheard some customers talking about it. Olguin said he wondered if the woman from the story was the owner of the ring he recently found.

“I was getting ready to go to my third job the next day. I was just going to my car, and I just happened to look down,” Olguin told KDVR-TV. “My first reaction, you know, temptation—maybe go pawn it or to find a jeweler to tell me more about it,” he said. “But really, my faith told me just to hold onto it and just wait and listen.”

Olguin asked Aiken to meet him at the restaurant. “He went to his car, and came back with the ring,” Aiken said. “Immediately I was in tears, I couldn’t believe it. It’s a miracle.” She said the return of the ring was especially meaningful. “It definitely reconnected me again with my fiance,” Aiken said. “The fact of where it was found and how it was found and an employee that works here at a place he loves. The whole connection is really, really amazing and a true blessing.”

Olguin declined a reward for the ring’s return. “I told her, the payment for me is our friendship, and we’re going to be lifetime friends,” Olguin said.

1. What caused Aiken to lose the diamond ring?

A．Her forgetfulness.	B．Her carelessness.
C．Her broken purse.	D．Her playing tennis.

2. What was Olguin’s first reaction after finding the ring?

A．He chose to follow his faith.

B．He wanted to keep it for himself.

C．He wanted to return it to its owner.

D．He asked Aiken to meet him immediately.

3. Why did the diamond ring mean a lot to Aiken?

A．It was a priceless collection.	B．It was a symbol of friendship.
C．It reminded her of her fiance.	D．It was well designed by her fiance.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．The lost diamond ring found in the mud

B．The lost diamond ring returned by a stranger

C．Kindness—a quality to spread in a community

D．Kindness—a quality to pay forward among strangers

【推荐1】Once upon a time, a hippo(河马) lived in a river next to a big tree.

One day, a bird came and nested(筑巢) in the tree. The songs of the bird filled the hippo with so much envy(羡慕) that he couldn’t think of anything else. Every day he would think why he wasn’t born to be a bird even though the bird told him many times he was so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer.

Finally, the hippo made up his mind that he would come out of the river, climb the tree and start singing. However, when he tried to climb the tree, it was very clear that the hippo didn’t have wings, nor claws to climb with.

Realizing that he would never climb up the tree, he angrily hit the tree until it came crashing to the ground. Then he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree, and began singing.

Unfortunately, hippos can’t sing, either. All that came from his mouth were terrible noises, and when the other animals heard this, they all came around to make fun of the hippo.

He was so ashamed by this. He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over. He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again, and looked after it until it completely recovered.

1. After reading this passage, we know___________.

A．the writer is telling us a true story

B．the story happened on an autumn day

C．the bird thought he was luckier than the hippo

D．the hippo tried to do something against his nature(天性)

2. From the passage, we can infer(推断) that the hippo would___________after such an experience.

A．be a good singer	B．be good at climbing trees
C．stop envying the bird	D．not make friends with other animals

3. The best title of this passage may be “___________”.

A．The hippo that wished to sing	B．The tree that was knocked over
C．The bird that wished to swim	D．The animals that were in high spirits

【推荐2】There was a small village and people living there were poor but joyful. The villagers worked and chatted together. They helped each other. They lived a poor but happy life.

One day, a young villager named Nasir found a magic crystal (水晶的）ball. Nasir carefully looked at it in his hand. With surprise,he heard a weak voice coming from the crystal ball. It said,"You can make a wish and I will fulfill (实现）it. ” Nasir could not decide what to wish for, he thought he had everything he needed.

A villager called Marcus knew about the crystal ball one day. He went into Nasir's home and stole the ball. After Marcus got the crystal ball,he showed it to the villagers. They looked at the crystal ball in surprise. Suddenly,the crystal ball said, "I can fulfill your wish. ” One villager took the ball and screamed,“ I want one bag full of gold.” Another took the ball and said loudly, “I want two boxes of jewelry (珠宝).” One villager even wished to have a beautiful palace.

Later on, their wishes came true,but the villagers were not happy. They became jealous (嫉妒的) of each other because the person that had a palace had no gold and the person that had the gold had no palace. For this reason, the villagers were angry with each other and stopped speaking to each other.

Only Nasir and his family were happy. The villagers were regretful and they wanted everything to return to normal, so they asked Nasir for help. Nasir thought it over and said, “I haven't made any wish. If you really want everything to return to normal,then I will wish for it.” Everyone agreed. Nasir told the crystal ball that he wanted everything to return to normal. His wish came true. The villagers were happy to live their normal life again.

1. Nasir didn’t make a wish at first because__________.

A．he didn’t believe it.

B．he didn’t need anything

C．he had so many wishes that he couldn’t decide what to wish for

D．he wanted to fulfill his wish by himself

2. Why did the villagers ask Nasir for help?

A．Because they couldn’t find the crystal ball.

B．Because the crystal ball didn’t fulfill their wishes.

C．Because they wanted to live their normal life again.

D．Because they wanted him to help them find Marcus.

3. According to the text, which of the following is the right order?
a. Marcus got the crystal ball.                           
b.The villagers were not happy.
c. Some villagers made different wishes.       
d. The villagers' wishes came true.
e. Nasir found the crystal ball.                    
f. The villagers were happy again.
g. Nasir made a wish and everything returned to normal.

A．e-a-c-d-b-f-g	B．e-a-c-d-b-g-f
C．a-e-c-d-b-f-g	D．a-e-c-d-b-g-f

4. What does the text mainly tell us?

A．We may be unhappy when we get richer.

B．We should try to give other people a hand.

C．We should be careful when making friends.

D．We should be happy with what we have had.