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Sally was a student. It was going to be her mother's birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would
be nice and useful but not expensive.
A week before her mother's birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had
been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and decided to take a black
one since her mother had lost hers the month before.
She thought, "You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color."So she decided to buy a
lovely black umbrella and took to the school with her until her classes had finished.
On her way back home in the train that evening, she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that
she went along to the buffet car (便餐车) for another sandwich and a cup of coffee. She had left the black
umbrella above her seat in the compartment (车厢), but when she got back, it had gone! When she had left
the compartment, there had been no other passengers in it, but now there were three.
Sally began to cry when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very
sorry for her and asked what the matter was.She told them that the black umbrella she had bought for her
mother was gone, and that she had to get out at the next station. After the three other passengers heard it,
they asked her for her mother's address so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone had taken it
by mistake, and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.
The next week, Sally heard from her mother. It said, "Thank you very much for your lovely presents,
but why did you send me three black umbrellas?"
1. Which of the following has the same meaning with the sentence "You could carry that when you are
wearing clothes of any color"?
A. You can carry it when you are wearing any clothes.
B. Any color of your clothes will be all right.
C. The umbrella will be OK for your clothes in any colors.
D. You can take any clothes that you like to wear.
2. Where did she find the umbrella missing?
A. The compartment.
B. Her school.
C. The buffet car.
D. The shop.
3. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.
A. her mother would write to her if she didn't receive the present
B. the three umbrellas were sent by the girl
C. only four peoele had ever been to the compartment
D. nobody brought the umbrella back
4. The best name of the story is _______.
A. A Lucky Girl
B. The Missing Umbrella
C. Mother's present
D. A Happy Mother
5. What does the writer want to tell us?
A. You should take care of your things when you are traveling.
B. Show your love to others, and they will bring you love.
C. Chinldren should often come back to see their parents.
D. It's no use crying when you are in trouble.
