MelKiserwasdrivingalongabusyhighwayinColumbusOhio.Hesawanarmoredtruck(运钞车)andafewcarsaheadofhim.Suddenlythedoorsofthearmoredtruck (1) andablueplasticbagfelloutofthetruck.AcarinfrontofMr.Kiserhitthebag.Andmoneyspilled(洒落)outofit.Thenanotherbagfelloutofthetruckandanother.Moneywas(2)everywhere.
Atfirstdriversthoughtthe(3)papersonthehighwaywereleaves.Thentheyrealizedthatthepaperswerenotleaves―theyweremoney!Driversquicklystoppedrightinthemiddleofthehighwayandjumpedoutoftheircars.Theybegan(4)money!Theywereputtingtentwentyandone-hundred-dollarbillsintotheirpockets.Mr.Kiseralsogotoutofhiscar.Hetookholdofabagofmoneyputthebaginhiscaranddroveaway.
LaterMr.Kiser (5) themoney.Hehad$57000.ForthenexttwohoursMr.Kiserthoughtaboutthemoney.He (6) aboutspendingit.HeneededanewTVsetforhishouse.HewantedtotakeavacationinFlorida.Buthedecidedtoreturnthemoney.Hedrovetothepolicestationandgavethepolicethe$57000.Thereotherpeople (7) moneytoo.Butmostofthemoney―almostonemilliondollarswerestillmissing.
Thetruckcompany(8)a10percentreward"Ifyoureturn$1,000,forexamplewewillpayyou$100,"thecompanysaid.
Thenthecompanygotsome(9)-Amantelephonedandsaid"IwasdrivingalongthehighwaywhenIsawthemoney.Peoplewere(10)everywhere.IhadacamerainmycarandItooksomepictures.Wouldyoulikethepictures?"
Yes!"answeredthecompany.Thecompanygavethepicturestothepolice.Thepolicelooked (11) atthepictures.Theylookedatthecarsthelicenseplatesandthepeople's
(12)Theytriedtofindthepeoplewhohadtakenthemoneybuttheydidn'thavemuch (13) .
Onemanwhohadtakenmoney (14) aColumbusnewspaper.Themandidnotgivehisname"Itooktwobagsofmoney"hesaid."Fmgoingtotakethismoneyand (15)Columbus.Ihaveenoughmoneyfortherestoflife.”
( )1.A.broke B.dropped C.shut D.opened
( )2.A.lying B.falling C.flying D.showing
( )3.A.green B.yellow C.red D.white
( )4.A.lookingfor B.pickingup
C.puttingaway D.laughingat
( )5.A.spent B.hid