Viki Patel brought out the question to fiancée(未婚妻) Rebecca Chaukria during a trip to the Lake District. Two days later, the ring slipped off Rebecca’s finger while standing on a pier(码头). “We got up and her hand went forward a bit and the ring completely slipped off into the lake about two metres ahead,” Patel said.

He ran back to the hotel to get shorts and stopped by a water sports place to buy some goggles(护目镜). “When I explained the situation to them, they told me about Lake District Diving and Angus and Declan,” said Patel. Believing time was of the key, Patel went into the “absolutely freezing” water to search for the ring himself. “I lost all hope once I saw how the bottom was all mushy,” he said.

He contacted Angus Hosking, a volunteer at Lake District Diving, who brought along an underwater metal detector. “He was searching around for a while, and I was starting to get worried then he emerged from the water with a smile, saying ‘I think we have it’,” Patel said.

“Fortunately we had a rough idea of where it was,” Hosking said. “If it had been in the middle of the lake, it wouldn’t have been like a needle in a haystack(干草堆), but a needle in the world.”

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1.Where did Rebecca Chaukria lose the ring?

A At a pier.

B In the hotel.

C By a water sports place.

D On the way to the Lake District.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文第一段Two days later, the ring slipped off Rebecca’s finger while standing on a pier.可知，戒指从丽贝卡的手指上滑落，当时她正站在码头上，故选A。

2.Which of the following is the right order? ①Patel went into water. ②Patel searched for the ring. ③Patel returned to the hotel. ④Patel did some shopping .

A ①③④②

B ③①④②

C ①②③④

D ③④①②

解析：选D。D 逻辑顺序题。根据第二段可知，帕特尔跑回旅馆取短裤，在一个水上运动场所停下来买了护目镜。他自己涉入“绝对冰冷”的水中寻找戒指。故选D。

3.What can we know about Angus Hosking?

A He is the owner of a water sports store.

B He often does some voluntary work.

C He knows the water of local areas well.

D He started a project called Lake District Diving.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段He contacted Angus Hosking, a volunteer at Lake District Diving可知，安格斯·霍斯金（Angus Hosking）是湖区潜水队的志愿者。故选B。

4.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A It’s difficult to search for the ring.

B It’s impossible to find the ring.

C It’s possible to lose the ring next time.

D It’s important to know the position of ring.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，如果戒指在湖中央，就不会像落进干草垛里的一根针，而是世界上的一根针。由此意味着戒指是不可能找到的。故选B。