3．One evening，I went out for a walk on the path （小路） near my house with my husband．On my finger was a very special ring with a diamond （鉆石） that my grandmother gave me for my 23rd birthday．At the end of the path，when I looked down at it again and found the diamond was （36）D．I started back along the path hurriedly （37）A the tiny stone．In my heart，I knew it seemed impossible for me to find it．The path was very long and （38）Cwith leaves．As I searched the ground，crying and upset，I met an old lady．"What's the matter，love？"She asked kindly．I（39）A
about the missing diamond and showed her my ring．She said，"That's going to be hard to find．Tell me what，love，I walk along this path every day，I'll keep my eyes （40）Dfor it．"I thanked her，（41Bnothing，but still told her that we sometimes walked our dog along the path if she might find something．
A few days later，my husband and I met the old lady on the path．"Guess what？"She said，"I found your diamond!"To our （42）D，she'd found the tiny stone and was willing to hand it back to me．"It was lucky that I found it．"When we （43）Cher with some money for her help，she （44A
politely．I was deeply moved．She could have easily kept the diamond，or sold it，for it's worth several thousand dollars，but she didn't．
Every time I look at my ring and （45）Bmyself that there're kind and beautiful hearts in the world．I'll spend the rest of my life trying to do something like that．
| 36．A．changing | B．shining | C．burning | D．missing |
| 37．A．looking for | B．staring at | C．running after | D．taking away |
| 38．A． fed | B．filled | C．covered | D．taken |
| 39．A．explained | B．a(chǎn)sked | C．cared | D．learned |
| 40．A．opened | B．closed | C．close | D．open |
| 41．A．getting | B．expecting | C．wondering | D．telling |
| 42．A．a(chǎn)ttention | B．sadness | C．surprised | D．surprise |
| 43．A．gave | B．offered | C．provided | D．showed |
| 44．A．refused | B．received | C．a(chǎn)ccepted | D．confused |
| 45．A．a(chǎn)sk | B．remind | C．warn | D．promise． |
