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 mom gave me a signet ring with my initials(拼音字母)carved into it. I was in heaven.

What made it even 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. At last，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 gift-giving occasion（時機）.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 redecoration，which includes 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.What does the writer mean by saying “I was in heaven.”

A. She lost her life in the fire.

B. She went to heaven to look for the signet.

C. She was very happy to get a signet.

D. She was sad that she couldn't get a signet.

3.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

4.Why did the writer think her signet ring was new in the second paragraph?

A. Her mother gave a new signet ring to her on her 13th birthday.

B. The writer got back her signet ring that she has lost.

C. The ring was professionally cleaned up by a jeweler.

D. The family sent it back to her parents with kindness.

5.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.

6.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. My New Ring B. Lost and Found

C. Lost and Replaced D. An Expensive Ring

Answer 1