Reading Comprehension 1 2022-2023学年牛津上海版英语八年级下学期

Reading Comprehension Unit 1 (8B) Name: Class: I. Choose the best answer. By the time she got the box open, Nancy was so excited that she could hardly control herself. In a hurry she removed the cotton surrounding the small object inside the box, and held it up to the light. It glittered and sparkled. Nancy turned the object slowly in her hands, first this way and then that way. It continued to sparkle and shine as if it had a light of its own. To her great joy, her diamond engagement ring had been found and returned to her, just as that woman on the phone had promised. For two weeks Nancy had almost become mad after losing the ring on the underground train. She had placed advertisements in the newspapers and over the radio, offering a reward for the return of the ring. And she had almost given up hope when the telephone call came. A kind woman told her that she had found the ring and promised to return the ring by mail the next day. And she had added there was no need to send a reward either because the woman had the same experience like Nancy many years ago. Nancy had thanked the finder and asked her name, but the woman said it wasn't important. And now, here is the ring once again in her hand. ( ) 1. Nancy found _______ in the box. A. a usual ring B. a nice present C. the diamond ring D. a reward ( ) 2. Nancy couldn’t control herself because _______. A. she had never seen a beautiful box like this B. she failed to find her ring back C. she would probably D. a woman gave her the ring as a present ( ) 3. Nancy had _______ before a kind woman called her. A. looked for her missing ring everywhere B. placed advertisements in the newspapers and over the radio C. told the police about the missing ring D. done nothing to get back the missing ring ( ) 4. The underlined part “she herself had had the same experience like Nancy” means the woman once _______. A. went to work by underground B. liked taking the underground C. lost