Two years after the First World War (1914-1918), a small group of soldiers left the army and returned to their hometown in France. Most of them lived well, but one of them was poor. His name was Clinton. Once a year they had supper in Barton’s house. Barton was very rich.
One evening Barton showed his friends a large gold coin at the supper table. The coin was passed around and praised by everyone. At the same time they were talking and talking. They soon forgot about the coin. After supper, Barton asked for his coin, but nobody could tell where it was. It was lost. One man said that everyone must be searched. One by one they turned their pockets inside out. Only Clinton refused, however.“I didn’t steal the coin, and I will not be searched,” he said.After that, people turned their heads away from Clinton when they met him. He grew poorer. Soon his wife died.
A few years later, Barton had his house repaired. The lost coin was found under the floor. Barton felt sorry and went to Clinton to apologize. “But,” he asked, “you knew the coin was not in your pocket. Why did you refuse to be searched?” “Because I was a thief,” Clinton answered. “My pockets were full of food at that time. I had taken some food from the table to carry to my hungry wife and children.”
小题1:The story took place ________.
A．in 1920
B．after 1945
C．in 1950
D．1916小题2:The coin was passed and praised because ________.
A．Clinton was rich
B．the supper was good
C．it was a large gold coin
D．they were happy小题3:Everyone was to be searched because _________.
A．they were thieves
B．the gold coin was lost
C．Clinton stole the gold coin
D．they stole the gold coin小题4:Clinton refused to be searched because _________.
A．he was afraid to be found that there was some food in his pockets
B．he didn’t steal the coin
C．he was poor enough
D．the gold coin was in his pocket小题5:“After that, people turned their heads away from Clinton when they met him.” From the sentence we know that _____.
A．people thought of him as a beggar
B．people took no notice of him
C．people look down upon him
D．Clinton refused to see his friends
