Strange it may sound, this is a true story about a lesson of honesty happening between a lucky thief and a worthy professor.
Once a thief won a lottery ticket but left it at his crime(犯罪) scene when he stole a suitcase from a professor. To his great surprise, his victim, who picked up the ticket and took the prize money of £25 000, managed to get in touch with him in order to return him the case. The robbery took place when John Smith, a math professor was changing a tyre on the motorway. The thief happened to pass by. He appeared to be a warm-hearted guy and stopped “to help”. When the professor found his suitcase in the car missing, the thief had driven off as fast as he could. The professor picked up the dropped ticket on the floor and put it in his pocket before driving home.
John Smith didn’t realize it was a winner until he knew the lottery results on TV. He got the prize money and began a battle with himself silently in his heart. At last,he decided not to keep the money although he just had been robbed of his suitcase by the owner of the ticket. He set out to advertise in newspapers and on radio for finding the owner, “ Don’t be surprised that I’m trying to find the man who robbed me in order to returned him the £25 000—a lottery win. Please meet me without telling me your real name if you don’t want to. ”.
Later John received tens of hundreds of calls from people around the country trying to trick him into handing them the cash. But he didn’t arrange to meet the right person in the park until he recognized the voice. The robber, was moved into tears when he returned the suitcase. “Why didn’t you keep the money?”he asked, not believing what was happening. The honest professor replied simply, “Because it’s not mine.” With these words, he walked off,spurningthe thief’s offer of a reward.
The underlined sentence “Then he began a battle with himself silently.” suggested that .
A.he made an immediate decision on knowing the lottery results |
B.he silently decided to punish the robber by keeping the ticket |
C.he realized that money played an important role as honesty . |
D.he hesitated about how to deal with the ticket for some time |
Hundreds of people phoned the professor because they _______.
A.lost their lottery ticket |
B.hoped to take the money |
C.knew who the robber was |
D.wanted to make fun of him |
The underlined word “spurning” in the last sentence is similar to______ .
A.forgetting | B.accepting |
C.refusing | D.making |
Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?
A.A Magical Lottery |
B.A Thief’s Lucky Day |
C.A Stubborn Professor |
D.A Reward of Honesty |