【单选题】Silas Minton’s funeral was a quiet {{U}} (37) {{/U}} . It was {{U}} (38) {{/U}} by the only {{U}} (39) {{/U}} he had in the world, his niece and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest who {{U}} (40) {{/U}} {{U}} (41) {{/U}} a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting {{U}} (42) {{/U}} for the simple ceremony. Minton, {{U}} (43) {{/U}} "Minty" as his friends {{U}} (44) {{/U}} call him, {{U}} (45) {{/U}} a hard life {{U}} (46) {{/U}} for gold in a lonely part of WesternAustrali
A、He had always refused to work in a gold mine {{U}} (47) {{/U}} he believed that he could do better {{U}} (48) {{/U}} his own.Although he was not a boastful(夸口的)person, he had often declared that one day he {{U}} (49) {{/U}} find a lump (块) of gold as big as his head and {{U}} (50) {{/U}} he would retire and live in {{U}} (51) {{/U}} for the rest of his life.But his dreams of great wealth {{U}} (52) {{/U}} came true. For many years he had hardly earned enough money to keep himself {{U}} (53) {{/U}} .
Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that {{U}} (54) {{/U}} Minty’s body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade (铁锹)had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a large stone. {{U}} (55) {{/U}} it was covered {{U}} (56) {{/U}} dirt, the stone shone curiously in the fierce sunlight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid gold!
A、because B、soC、even
D、only
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