A woman surprised the Internet with photos of a 20-year-old boiled egg that she had preserved as a young girl and then forgotten about. It has fossilized and now resembles a ruby(红宝石).

The woman, whose family name is Fu, posted photos of the fossilized egg on social media platform Douban, where they quickly went viral. It wasn’t long before hundreds of reporters started contacting her about the unique egg, wanting to know its story. Apparently, the woman’s mother bought it for her 20 years ago, when she was still in primary school, because it was unusually small in size. Her mother boiled it for her to eat at school, but after storing it in a side pocket of her backpack, she forgot about it for three days and dared not eat it after that, thinking it had gone bad. But she didn’t want to throw the delicate egg away either, so she put it on top of their refrigerator and completely forgot about it for a couple of months.

When the woman’s mother found the egg again, it had already changed color to a dark, burgundy red(紫红色), so she decided to keep it in a small jewelry box instead of throwing it away. As the years passed, Fu moved out of her parents’ house and forgot about the preserved egg, but her mother recently found it while cleaning and showed it to her. Not only had the egg fossilized further, but it now had the smooth texture of a plastic ball, with fine cracks all over it.

The photos of the decades-old egg made quite an impression on social media users. Some wondered why it hadn’t rotted all this time. Mrs. Fu didn’t have all the answers, but she said that it might have something to do with the cold, dry winter conditions in the area where she grew up. Experts have yet to confirm her theory.

If you think this egg looks strange, you’ve probably never seen “century eggs”, the Chinese delicious food that looks completely uneatable.

1.What does the underlined part “went viral” probably mean?

A Led to chaos.

B Caused discussion.

C Gained much attention.

D Raised a lot of money

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据划线部分后文的“It wasn’t long before hundreds of reporters started contacting her about the unique egg, wanting to know its story.”可知，很快很多记者就开始联系傅女士询问这颗独特鸡蛋的相关情况，由此可知她发在网上的那些照片“获得很多关注”。故选C。

2.What made Fu keep the egg when it had gone bad?

A Delicate appearance.

B Extraordinary color.

C Delicious taste.

D Particular smell.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的“But she didn’t want to throw the delicate egg away either”可知，她不想丢掉这颗“精致的”鸡蛋。即因为这颗鸡蛋看起来很精致，傅女士舍不得丢掉。故选A。

3.Where did Fu’s mother find the egg recently?

A On the top of the refrigerator.

B In a side pocket of a backpack.

C In a small jewelry box.

D Near a plastic ball.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句的“she decided to keep it in a small jewelry box”和倒数第二句的“her mother recently found it while cleaning”可知，这颗鸡蛋后来被储存在一个小的首饰盒里面，傅女士的妈妈在打扫时发现了这个首饰盒。故选C。

4.Why hadn’t the egg rotted according to Fu?

A She knew nothing about that.

B Because it is a century egg.

C Because it’s actually a precious stone.

D Due to the dry and cold environment.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段倒数第二句“she said that it might have something to do with the cold, dry winter conditions in the area where she grew up.”可知，傅女士认为，这颗蛋之所以没有腐烂，可能和她长大的地方有着寒冷干燥的冬季有关，即是寒冷干燥的环境使得这颗蛋没有腐烂。故选D。