单项选择题

When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to【C1】______ a small brown leather purse lying on the sidewalk. I【C2】______ it up and opened it to see if I could【C3】______ the owner’s name. There was nothing inside it【C4】______ some change and an old photo—a picture of a woman and a young girl of about twelve years old, who looked【C5】______ the woman’s daughter, I put the photo back and【C6】______ the purse to the police station, where【C7】______ it to the desk sergeant.【C8】______ I left, the sergeant took down my name and address【C9】______ the owner might want to write and thank me. That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle. They【C10】______ a young woman【C11】______ there would be four people【C12】______ the table. Her face was familiar. I was【C13】______ sure that we had met before, but I could not remember where I had seen her. In the course of conversation,【C14】______ , the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her purse that afternoon.【C15】______ I realized where I had seen her. She was the young girl in the photo, although she was now【C16】______ .She was very surprised, of course,【C17】______ I was able to describe her purse to her. Then I explained that I had【C18】______ her from the photo I had found in the purse. My uncle【C19】______ to the police station immediately to claim the purse. As the police sergeant handed it over, he said that it was an【C20】______ coincidence that I had not only found the purse, but also the person who had lost it. 【C19】

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