By the time she got the box open, Nancy was so excited that she could hardly  36  hersel

By the time she got the box open, Nancy was so excited that she could hardly  36  herself. Eagerly she  37  the cotton surrounding the small object inside the box, and  38  it up to the light. It glittered and sparkled（闪耀）――made alive by the bright sunlight  39  through the large picture window.

    Nancy  40  the object slowly in her hands, first this way and then that way. It continued to sparkle and shine  41  it had a light of its own. She let out a little squeal(尖叫) of  42  .Her diamond engagement ring had been found and returned to her, just as the woman on the phone had     43  .

    For two weeks, Nancy had  44 gone mad after  45  the ring on the subway. She had placed ads in the newspapers and over the radio,  46  a reward for the return of the ring. And she had almost _47  hope when the telephone call  48  .

    A kind, elderly female voice  49  her that she had found the ring wedged(挤塞)in a seat cushion. She had called, she said, to  50  the exact address and had promised to return the ring by insured mail the next day. And then she added sweetly:

   “There is no need to send a  51  either. I lost my engagement ring once when I was young, and _52  kind, unknown person returned it to me the next day. I feel I’m only  53  an old debt of gratitude.”

Nancy had thanked the finder again and again and asked her name, but the other woman had said that it wasn’t  54   .

    And now, here was the ring once again in her hand. She slipped it once again on her finger and  55  a huge sigh of relief

36-40 ABCDA    41-45 BCDAB    46-50 CBBDC    51-55ABBBA