It was just after sunrise on a June morning．"Nicolo，" whose real name cannot be（1） 　　to the public because of Italy's privacy laws，（2） 　　working the whole night at a factory in Turin． As he often did， he stopped by the "after work auction （拍卖）"（3） 　 D 　by the Italian police where things（4） 　 　on the trains were sold to the highest bidder． There， among many other things， Nicolo spotted two paintings he thought would look（5） 　　above his dining room table． Nicolo and another bidder（6） 　　until Nicolo finally won the paintings for ﹩32．

When Nicolo retired and went to live in Sicily， he（7） 　　the paintings with him． He hung them above the same table he had（8） 　　from Turin． His son， age 15， who had（9） 　　an art appreciation class， thought that there was something（10） 　 　about the one with a young girl sitting on a garden chair． It was signed （签名） "Bonnato" or so he thought，but when he（11） 　　it， he only found "Bonnard，" a French（12） 　　he had never heard of．He bought a book and was（13） 　 　to find a picture of the artist Pierre Bonnard sitting on the same chair in the same（14） 　　as his father's painting．

"That's the garden in our picture，" Nicolo's son told his father． They（15） 　　learned that the painting they（16） 　　was called "The Girl with Two Chairs．" They（17） 　　the other painting and learned that it was（18） 　 　Paul Gauguin's "Still Life of Fruit on a Table with a Small Dog．" The（19） 　　called the Italian Culture Ministry； the official confirmed that the paintings were（20） 　 　and worth as much as ﹩50 million．

（1）A． attached	B． allocated	C． exposed	D． submitted
（2）A． finished	B． delayed	C． considered	D． tried
（3）A． attended	B． reserved	C． cancelled	D． run
（4）A． shown	B． found	C． kept	D． hidden
（5）A． nice	B． familiar	C． useful	D． real
（6）A． battled	B． debated	C． discussed	D． bargained
（7）A． held	B． left	C． registered	D． brought
（8）A． chosen	B． received	C． ordered	D． moved
（9）A． missed	B． failed	C． taken	D． led
（10）A． concrete	B． unusual	C． unappealing	D． natural
（11）A． appreciated	B． touched	C． researched	D． witnessed
（12）A． painter	B． designer	C． author	D． actor
（13）A． expected	B． surprised	C． anxious	D． ready
（14）A． room	B． kitchen	C． hall	D． garden
（15）A． apparently	B． confidently	C． eventually	D． temporarily
（16）A． owned	B． borrowed	C． sold	D． stole
（17）A． collected	B． cleaned	C． framed	D． studied
（18）A． suitably	B． actually	C． rightly	D． specifically
（19）A． girl	B． artist	C． family	D． police
（20）A． copies	B． originals	C． models	D． presents