It’s 2022 now. Workers at the Lake Elmo Library in Minnesota got a package(包裹). After they opened it, they were in great surprise. There was a book in it. Inside(在……内) the book was a note. It said:

“In the 1970s, I was living in Lake Elmo. I borrowed(借) this book. A few months later I moved and the book got packed up in the move. Forty-seven years later I found it … It’s a little old but I thought you might want it back.”

The borrower even put some money in the package!

1.How did the workers feel about the package?

A Sad.

B Angry.

C Surprised.

D Happy.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段的“After they opened it, they were in great surprise.”可知，他们收到包裹后很惊讶。故选C。

2.What was inside the book?

A A note.

B A stamp.

C A card.

D A postcard.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第一段的“Inside the book was a note.”可知，书里面夹了一张字条。故选A。

3.Why didn’t the borrower give the book back?

A Because he liked the book

B Because he moved.

C Because someone took it away.

D Because he sold it.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段的“A few months later I moved and the book got packed up in the move.”可知，借阅者搬家了，打包行李的时候不小心把书装进去了，所以就忘了归还。故选B。

4.The borrower borrowed the book in _________.

A 1979

B 1975

C 1973

D 1970

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第二段的“Forty-seven years later I found it”可知，47年后，他发现了这本书，即他47年前（1975年）借的这本书。故选B。

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A All rivers run into sea.

B A cat has 9 lives.

C Never too old to learn.

D Better late than never.

解析：选D。D主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲了男子47年后归还当年忘还的图书的故事，这个行为是对的，因此“迟到总比不到好”符合文意。故选D。