Question

One day a rich woman lost her purse with a lot of money in it. So she made a p    , “If anybody finds my purse and r    it to me, I'11 give half the money to him.”

A poor man found the purse near a shop. He sent it b      to the woman, but the rich woman changed his mind.“'There was an expensive ring(戒指) in my purse b    money,"said the woman, “I won’ t give you half the money in my purse u    you return it to me. ” “But I’ve never seen an expensive ring in your purse, ”said the man.

They began to quarrel(争吵).The man became a    and took her to a judge(法官). After the judge h    what had happened to them, he said to the woman, “I'm sure that you have lost a purse, and there is an expensive ring in it.But there is o    a lot of money in this purse. So I don't think it's y    . Wait for some time. Maybe somebody will give your purse back. "

Then the judge turned to the man and said , “Take the purse home. If the o    doesn't come to get it back in two days, it will be yours. ”

Answer

1.promise

2.returns

3.back

4.besides

5.until/unless

6.angry

7.heard

8.only

9.yours

10.owner

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述的是一位老妇人丢了钱包，然后她承诺谁捡到了她的钱包并把钱包归还她，她就会给他一半的钱。但是后来一位男士捡到了钱包，女士却改变了主意，非得说钱包里还有一枚昂贵的戒指。后来让聪明的法官来断案。法官给出了非常好的观点。

1.句意：因此她做出承诺。根据句意，故填promise。

2.句意：如果有人捡到了我的钱包并归还我，我就会给他一半的钱。根据句意，故填returns。

3.句意：他把钱包递给了老妇人。根据句意，故填back。

4.4】句意：在我的钱包里除了钱还有一枚戒指。根据句意，故应该填besides。

5.5】句意：如果你不把戒指归还我的话，我不会给你钱的。根据句意，故填until/unless。

6.6】句意：那个人很生气，并把她带到了法官那儿。根据句意，故填angry。

7.7】句意：法官听了发生在他们身上的事情。根据句意，故填heard。

8.8】句意：但是在这个钱包里只有很多钱。根据句意，故应该填city。

9.句意：因此我认为这个钱包不是你的。根据句意，故填yours。

10.如果失主两天之内不把钱包认领回去，就是你的了。根据句意，故填owner。

考点：考查短文填空。