1 . Chloe Smith is a girl aged 6 from Atlanta, Georgia. One day, while taking a walk with her father near their home, she________something shiny under a pile of rubbish. She picked up the ________ to take home, as she often did on her treasure-hunting walks. Chloe was later ________ to discover she had found a stolen Olympic gold medal.
The medal belongs to former canoeist (划艇运动员) Joe Jacobi, who won gold while ________ for Team USA in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic games. The medal, along with other personal belongings, was ________ in May of 2016 when someone broke into Jacobi’s can. Though police managed to ________ some of his stolen items, they hadn’t been able to find his ________ Olympic medal. It may have been lost forever, if not for a 6-year-old girl’s treasure-hunting ________ .
Chloe’s dad had seen Jacobi’s story on the news, and ________ realized it was his stolen property. He found Jacobi’s email and sent him pictures of the treasure. After________ the medal, Jacobi was astonished, just speechless.
Chloe was ________ to give it back after speaking with Jacobi on the phone. ________, Jacobi promised to speak to her class when school begins again this fall. The ________ of this little girl reuniting an Olympian with his beloved possession is ________ . When we talk about character and doing the ________ thing, Chloe represents the Olympic values in every sense of the word.
1. A.sought | B.buried | C.noticed | D.dropped |
2. A.waste | B.object | C.material | D.antique |
3. A.embarrassed | B.satisfied | C.frightened | D.shocked |
4. A.competing | B.applying | C.coaching | D.preparing |
5. A.broken | B.stolen | C.replaced | D.deserted |
6. A.purchase | B.register | C.preserve | D.recover |
7. A.secured | B.prized | C.advertised | D.priced |
8. A.project | B.decision | C.habit | D.idea |
9. A.quickly | B.gradually | C.really | D.carefully |
10. A.identifying | B.obtaining | C.evaluating | D.investigating |
11. A.sorry | B.eager | C.upset | D.hesitant |
12. A.In addition | B.In fact | C.In return | D.In advance |
13. A.purpose | B.report | C.attempt | D.story |
14. A.heart-warming | B.breath-taking | C.eye-catching | D.life-changing |
15. A.important | B.simple | C.interesting | D.right |