With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction (拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother passed away in this house. 41 the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. So the bank had 42 the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts． 43 the past several weeks, she had managed to save $450 in order to bid（出价）on the 44 that her grandmother liked very much. Surely this would be enough, she had thought．
Now the 45 moment arrived．Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had 46 ．As the auction began, Sally waited．Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt．She held her 47 tightly and listened．The first bid was $45. She was 48 . It was so high．Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding 49 $85. Sally cried out “$450!” For a moment there was silence．Hope 50 her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how 51 her grandmother would have been with her at this moment．Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$475!” She lost her 52 ．Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering 53 so many people would be interested in that old, dirty quilt．Finally the quilt was sold for $500 to a complete 54 .
After the sale, she went to the counter to pay for the few items that were now hers．The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt．“There must be some 55 ．Someone else has got it.” she said．A hand-written 56 was pinned to the quilt, which 57 :
Dear Madam,
I noticed you admiring the quilt．Clearly, it was 58 to you．Please accept this quilt as my 59 . I don’ t expect any repayment from you, but do a 60 favor in the future for a stranger who happens to cross your path．
Yours,
A stranger
41．A．Naturally B．Unfortunately C．Luckily D．Probably
42．A．hoped B．waited C．expected D．forced
43．A．With B．At C．By D．Over
44．A．house B．present C．furniture D．quilt
45．A．interesting B．necessary C．big D．sad
46．A．turned over B．turned up C．turned back D．turned on
47．A．purse B．picture C．book D．quilt
48．A．glad B．frightened C．moved D．shocked
49．A．rose B．climbed C．reached D．raised
50．A．told B．helped C．filled D．gave
51．A．pleased B．anxious C．angry D．familiar
52．A．thought B．chance C．way D．money
53．A．whether B．what C．how D．why
54．A．relative B．customer C．friend D．stranger
55．A．reason B．secret C．mistake D．fun
56．A．check B．wallet C．address D．note
57．A．read B．wrote C．spoke D．showed
58．A．wonderful B．basic C．pretty D．important
59．A．honor B．respect C．gift D．thank
60．A．particular B．common C．major D．similar