AboutonceamonthIhavetogotoDegfordformywork.OnedayIwentintoahoteltohavesomethingtoeat.Thewaiter__16__mycoatandputitinasmallroom.

AboutanhourlaterIwas__17__togo.Thewaiterbroughtmycoattome.__18__somethingfelloutofthepocketontothefloor.Itwasasmallwhitebox.ThenItookagoodlookatthe__19__.“Ohyou’vebroughtsomeoneelse’scoat，”Isaidtothewaiter.“Itlooksverymuchlikemine__20__itisquitenewandthisisn’tmyboxeither.”“OhthenI__21__someonehastakenyourcoatandleftthis，”saidthewaiter“Thiskindofthing__22__sometimes.”

Iopenedthebox.Therewasabeautifulgoldringinit.SoIwentovertothepolicestation.“Hasanyonelostaring？”Iasked.“Yes，”saidapoliceman.“Ayoungmanwhocameinthismorninglostaring.HelostitinLondon.”He__23__theyoungman.Afewminuteslaterthemanarrived.“Yesthisismyring，”hesaid“HowcanI__24__yousir?YouseeIpaidalotofmoneyforthisringandyetIlostitonthetrain！”

AfterItoldhimthe__25__ofthecoathesaid“Youhaven’tbeenonthetrain.Ihaven’tbeeninthehotel.Sohowdidmyring__26__inthecoat?”

Thepolicemanlaughed“Thethiefonthetrain__27__yourringandlikeourfriendherehewentintothehoteltogetsomefood.Onlyhedidn’ttaketherightcoatawaywithhim.”

16．A.took B．found

C．liked D．watched

17．A.anxious B．glad

C．invited D．ready

18．A.Luckily B．Suddenly

C．Obviously D．Quickly

19．A.ring B．box

C．coat D．pocket

20．A.but B．and

C．instead D．for

21．A.know B．wonder

C．suppose D．find

22．A.appears B．happens

C．meets D．changes

23．A.telephoned B．remembered

C．wroteto