24、Long long ago, there was a man whose name was Frank．He loved his  1  very much．A special day was coming．It was his wife’s birthday．Frank decided  2  something for her.

The next day he  3  home and said to his wife, “I bought something  4  you.” “Thank you!” said his wife  5 ．“What have you bought for me?” “I’ve bought a gold ring．Here it is.” He took it out for his wife to see．Carelessly, he dropped it onto the ground．He began to look for it on the ground,  6  it was dark in the house and he could not see  7 ．Then he went out and began to look for it in the street.

He looked and looked．After a while, a friend came along．“What’s the matter with you?” asked his friend．“I am  8  for my ring．It was for my wife．But I lost it just now.” said the poor man．“  9  did you lose it?” “I lost it in my house.” “You lost your ring in your house, but you are looking for it in the street．How foolish you are!” “Ah,” said the man, “but it is dark in my house．I will never find it there．Anyhow, here in the street, it is much  10 ．I can see everything more clearly.” My dear friend, do you think Frank could find his gold ring in the street?

1．A．wife                                        B．daughter                           C．son

2．A．to show                                   B．to buy                               C．to cook

3．A．go                                           B．goes                                 C．went

4．A．for                                          B．with                                 C．to

5．A．a(chǎn)ngrily                                     B．sadly                                C．happily

6．A．but                                          B．so                                    C．because

7．A．something                                B．a(chǎn)nything                            C．nothing

8．A．a(chǎn)sking                                     B．calling                               C．looking

9．A．Where                                     B．When                               C．Why

10．A．darker                                   B．brighter                             C．harder