Shortly after celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary with his wife, an 82-year-old man in the tiny German town of Bad Müenstereifel lost his beloved wedding ring. Ironically, the 50th anniversary is supposed to be “golden”, but the most precious piece of gold that the man owned was nowhere to be found. His wife said to him that it was certain to appear somewhere, but to the elderly man, the symbol of their love and marriage seemed lost forever.

Two and a half years after the ring went missing, the man’s wife passed away. Now, more than ever, he longed for his ring! But he’d seen no sign of it in all that time! Little did he know, the ring was hiding in his own backyard.

Six months after his wife’s passing, the man was harvesting vegetables from his garden ... that’s when he happened to find his long lost wedding ring! The ring must have slipped off of the man’s hand by accident while he was working in his garden all those years ago. As rain pushed the wedding ring further into the ground, and the shifting earth swallowed it further down, the ring became mixed with some carrots ... until one carrot grew through it!

Of course the man was excited to have this precious piece of jewelry back and realized that the old saying was true: “_______”.

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1.When did the man find his wedding ring missing?

A Two and a half years ago.

B Six months after his wife passed away.

C After his 50th wedding anniversary celebration.

D When he was harvesting vegetables.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段Shortly after celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary with his wife, an 82-year-old man in the tiny German town of Bad Müenstereifel lost his beloved wedding ring.可知，在与妻子庆祝结婚50周年纪念日后不久，他丢失了心爱的结婚戒指。故选C。

2.The underlined words in Paragraph One infer that _______.

A The man’s wife laughed at him in her own way

B The man’s wife told him where the ring was

C The man’s wife cared nothing about the ring

D The man’s wife tried to make him feel better

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据划线部分可知，老人的妻子当时安慰他说戒指肯定会在某个地方出现，推断老人的妻子试图让他内心好受些。故选D。

3.How did the ring appear in the man’s garden?

A His wife secretly hid the ring under the earth.

B The ring dropped when he harvested the vegetables.

C The man left it there but forgot to take it away.

D The ring dropped off from the man’s finger accidentally.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段The ring must have slipped off of the man’s hand by accident while he was working in his garden all those years ago.可知，这枚戒指一定是多年前他在花园里干活时不小心从他手上滑落的。故选D。

4.Which of the following can be put in “_______” at the end of the passage?

A A loss may turn out to be a gain!

B You’ve got to lose to know how to win！

C You reap what you sow!

D Experience is the mother of wisdom.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据全文可知，这位老人几年前在花园里干活（种植蔬菜）时弄丢了结婚戒指，而在收获蔬菜时又意外找到了戒指，推断该处应填谚语“种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆”。故选C。