英国一老人找回遗失半个多世纪的婚戒
A loving husband has told of the touching moment he was reunited with his wedding ring—52 years after losing it at a cricket match. Eddie Stokoe, 73, had been married to his wife Jean for just six months when he lost his wedding ring at the Shotley Bridge Cricket Club in Consett, County Durham, in March 1966. But he was reunited with it, which had both their names, when his brother Billy, 81, met with the woman who found it by chance.
It was said that Karen was walking her dog when she slipped on a muddy bank on the River Derwent, near the Shotley Bridge Cricket Club, and found the ring from its hiding place. Mr Stokoe, who cried when he was reunited with the ring, said, “I was absolutely excited, as you could imagine. We had to take our jewellery off before going out in the field, and when we finished I realised that it had completely vanished. I searched everywhere for it but could not find it, and spent the next few weeks searching the field, looking for that ring, but with no luck.”
Mr Stokoe had married his childhood sweetheart on October 16, 1965, and had given up all hope of finding the wedding ring. The father-of-three added, “I have never had a replacement. Every time a big anniversary came around, Jean would offer to buy a new one, but the original is absolutely irreplaceable.”
Billy, who met the woman that found the ring, had to double-check with Mr Stokoe to confirm whether he had ever worn a ring because it had been so long since he last wore one. Although the wedding ring no longer fits his ring finger, he now wears it on his little finger with pride and has no intention of taking it off.
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1.When was Eddie Stokoe born?
A 1945.
B 1965.
C 1966.
D 1973.
解析：选A。数字计算题。根据第一段第二句的Eddie Stokoe, 73可知他今年73岁了，据此可知他是1945年出生的，故选A。
2.Who found the lost ring?
A Eddie.
B Karen.
C Billy.
D Jean.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句It was said that Karen was walking her dog when she slipped on a muddy bank on the River Derwent, near the Shotley Bridge Cricket Club, and found the ring from its hiding place.可知是Karen发现了丢失的戒指，故选B。
3.Why did Mr Stokoe cry when he was reunited with the ring?
A He realized that the ring had completely vanished.
B He spent the next few weeks searching the field.
C He was so happy with the finding that he cried.
D He searched for that lost ring but with no luck.
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第二段第二句的I was absolutely excited, as you could imagine.可推知他应该是喜极而泣，故选C。
4.Why did Mr Stokoe refuse to buy a new wedding ring?
A He felt sorry for his mistake.
B The ring didn’t fit his ring finger.
C He didn’t like the anniversary.
D He just wanted the original ring.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句I have never had a replacement. Every time a big anniversary came around,Jean would offer to buy a new one, but the original is absolutely irreplaceable.可知他认为原来的那个婚戒是不可代替的，因此他拒绝买一个新的，故选D。