Suzanne McKee, MMI’s Vice President for Advancement, said Dr. George Rapier recently contacted the college for the first time since he graduated many decades ago. “We had an alumnus(校友) from San Antonio, Texas who had not been in touch with us since he graduated from MMI. And he had lost his yearbook,” McKee said.

Rapier was looking for a yearbook from 1969. “And we didn’t have an extra one,” said McKee. But a few weeks later, another graduate totally unaware of the situation, found a box of MMI yearbooks in a thrift store(旧货店). He bought the box of yearbooks and donated them to the school. And as fate would have it, included was a 1969 yearbook. It was among the collection. “Vanessa Nicholson is our archivist(档案保管员). And she promptly gets the 1969 yearbook and mails it to this alumnus. Dr. George Rapier is his name,” said McKee.

Rapier eventually reached out to school officials about making a donation to the school, although he’d never done either over the years. “The gift arrives and we all are anticipating opening this gift and there’s a check for $1,000,000 dollars,” said McKee.

“We weren’t expecting that you know. A million-dollar check isn’t something you see every day. That’s for sure,” said Col. David Mollahan, USMC (Ret.), Marion Military Institute President. “It was a good way to reinforce why being good and being kind and saying nice things to people and just helping them out can come back and really give you something back that you hadn’t expected.”

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1.Why did Dr. George Rapier contacted the college?

A To donate a yearbook from 1969.

B To look for a yearbook from 1969.

C To look for an alumnus from the college.

D To tell something important to Suzanne McKee.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段Rapier was looking for a yearbook from 1969.可知，Rapier是在找一本1969年的年鉴。故选B。

2.Who finally helped find the 1969 yearbook?

A Vanessa Nicholson.

B Suzanne McKee.

C Another graduate.

D The owner of a thrift store.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，另一名完全不知道情况的毕业生在一家旧货店发现了一盒MMI年鉴，里面包含了一本1969年的年鉴，他买下这盒年鉴并且捐给了该校。故选C。

3.What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A Rapier received a gift from someone.

B Rapier found a check in the 1969 yearbook.

C Rapier donated money to the Marion Military Institute.

D Rapier sent a gift to McKee expressing thanks.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第三段Rapier eventually reached out to school officials about making a donation to the school可知, Rapier最终联系了学校官员准备向学校捐款。故选C。

4.How did Col. David Mollahan feel about Rapier’s kindness?

A Proud.

B Pleased.

C Thankful.

D Unexpected.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据最后一段We weren’t expecting that you know.可知，戴维·莫拉汉上校（David Mollahan）表示他们没想到会这样。由此说明Rapier的捐赠是出乎他意料之外的事。故选D。

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A The Story of MMI

B A Million-Dollar Check

C A Lost Yearbook

D An Alumnus’s Visit

解析：选C。C 文章标题题。根据全文内容可知，文章围绕寻找一本遗失的1969年年鉴展开的，故选C。