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One afternoon when I was cleaning the garage in our new house I noticed a piece of carpet sticking out of the ceiling. I fetched a ladder and reached the ceiling. There I saw a metal container that I recognized as a World War II ammo (弹药) box; my grandfather used to store tools in ammo boxes on his farm. I opened the box and was surprised at what I saw —several rolls of money tied up in orange thread. I found $800. My God! I found another seven boxes plus two big black bags also full of rolls of money. In all about $45 000.

My first thought was that this was a blessing from God. But I knew I should return the money to the former owner David instead of satisfying all my desires. So I called him and asked him to drop by.

However he was shocked not about the money but about what I did. He said he had recently inherited (继承) the house and it must have been his dad who had hidden the money. What made him do it? I think he did it for his children.

There were balls of that orange thread still hanging on the wall of the garage when we moved in. I used them to tie up Christmas presents last year for my kids. I hope it reminded my kids of the gift greater than money that my wife and I gave them — the honesty.

36. David was shocked that .

A. there were so many ammo boxes in his former house

B. a lot of money was found in his former house

C. the author returned all the money to him

D. his father hid so much money for him

37. What can be inferred from the text?

A. David missed and appreciated his father very much.

B. The author hoped what he did would affect his children.

C. The author’s grandfather hid some money in an ammo box.

D. David’s father was very rich during the Second World War.

38. The main idea of the text is that .

A. people should be honest all the time