完形填空精讲精炼09 27. 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项。 “just sign here, sir，” the deliveryman said as he handed oscar reyna a package. the package consisted of a long, narrow box __21__ wrapped in brown paper. __22__ the box，oscar saw an umbrella inside—a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. __23__ he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it __24__. oscar was 16 when he first saw the __25__ umbrella. he had gone to a concert with his grandparents. as they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. impressed by its __26__， oscar felt a strong desire to find its __27__ . oscar __28__ the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. just as he thought, a name matched the seat __29__ oscar had found the umbrella. the name was mrs. katie o'brien. oscar talked his grandparents into going by mrs. o'brien's __30__ on their way home. he rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared.“may i __31__ you？”she asked. “i'd like to return it if it's yours，”oscar said, __32__the umbrella as if presenting a __33__ that had long been wished for. “why, yes! it's mine，”replied mrs. o'brien with a __34__ smile and shining eyes.“it was given to me by my father years ago. thank you so much for returning it. may i offer you a reward for your __35__？” “no, ma'am，”he said, “my grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward.” “well, that's __36__ what my father used to say. what is your name, young man？” years later oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered mrs. o'brien. it was in perfect condition, considering how __37__ it was. why had it arrived here today? as if __38__， a note fell from the paper. it read: mrs. o'brien wanted you to __39__ this umbrella as a present for a kind, __40__ gesture long ago.
