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When one’s phone gets stolen, there is next to no hope that it will find its way back. However, one person in Bengal whose phone got stolen turned out to be really lucky or may be the thief was unlucky.

The incident is reportedly from Burdwan, West Bengal, where a man lost his smartphone in a shop and it was returned to him a few days later by the person who stole it as he could not operate it. Police said that the man left his mobile phone worth Rs 45,000 by mistake at a sweet shop at Jamalpur in East Burdwan district on September 4. The phone was then stolen from the shop counter by a 22-year-old man.

The phone owner then called the police as the phone could not be traced at the sweet shop. He tried to make a phone call to his number from another number but found it switched off. But things looked up on Sunday when the man who had stolen his phone answered his phone call. He told him that he wanted to return the phone as he did not know how to operate it.

"I was surprised when the man took the call and said he wanted to return my phone. I collected the cell phone that very day from his house with police help," he reportedly said. "He even expressed regret for his act." No complaint was registered against the man as his phone was returned to him. Usually when phones get stolen, thieves sell it in black markets, and parts that help trace them, like the SIM card or IMEI number, are removed. The phone’s owner sure turned out to be lucky.

1.What probably will NOT happen if a smartphone is stolen?

A The owner will get it back.

B It will be sold in black markets.

C The police will help to look for it.

D The SIM card or IMEI number will be removed.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句When one’s phone gets stolen, there is next to no hope that it will find its way back.可知，当一个人的手机被偷时，几乎没有希望能找回手机。故选A。

2.Why didn’t the thief keep the smartphone?

A Because he decided to start all over.

B Because he couldn’t sell it for money.

C Because he didn’t know how to use it.

D Because he was afraid of being a criminal.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段...and it was returned to him a few days later by the person who stole it as he could not operate it, according to the police.可知，因为小偷不知道怎么操作这个手机，因此他要归还手机，故选C。

3.What did the phone owner first do when he found his smartphone missing?

A He made a contact on the police.

B He asked a man behind the counter.

C He searched for it at the sweet shop.

D He tried to make a phone call to his number.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第三段第一句The phone owner then called the police as the phone could not be traced at the sweet shop.可知，机主打电话给警察，因为电话无法在糖果店找到。由此推断机主在报警前首先在糖果店搜寻了手机，故选C。

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A The man had to pay for his wrong behavior.

B The man got the phone owner’s forgiveness.

C The thief was identified and caught by the police.

D The smartphone successfully changed the man.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段No complaint was registered against the man as his phone was returned to him.可知，由于电话被退回给机主，所以没有对该男子提出控告。由此推断该男子得到了机主的谅解，故选B。