Si1as Mintons funeral1 was a quiet __16__ . lt was __17__ by the only __18__ he had in the world, his niece and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest2 who __19__ __20__ a hundred miles into this wild part of the county3 was now getting __21__ for the simple ceremony. Minton, __22__ Minty4 as his friends __23__ call him, __24__ a hard life __25__ for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia. He had always refused to work in a gold mine __26__ he believed that he could do better __27__ his own. Although he was not a boastful(夸口的)person, he had often declared that one day he __28__ find a lump(块) of gold as big as his head and __29__ he would retire and live in __30__ for the rest of his life. But his dreams of great wealth __31__ came true. For many years he had hardly earned enough money to keep himself __32__ . Two men now gently lifted the rough5 wooden box that __33__ Mintys body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade(铁鍬)had struck something hard in the rocky6 soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a large stone. __34__ it was covered __35__ dirt, the stone shone curious1yin the fierce7 sun1ight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid8 gold!
A Sussex police ordered to search for a six-foot, dark-haired youth of about 20 who failed to mug9 (抢劫) a five-foot, 74-year-old grandmother. The youth rushed at Mrs West and tied to take her things and money when she was walking out of a church. The result should have been an expected conclusion. Surprisedly, however, when Mrs West grasped the mugger’s wrist10 (手腕)，he cried, ”Oh, God! Oh, no! Stop!” Encouraged by these pleas11 (哀求), she put him in arm lock at which the mugger cried, “Oh, no! Oh! God!” and ran away. “If I hadn’t been carrying my shopping I would really have put him on his back. “said Mrs West who had practised judo(柔道) when younger.” When my husband was living. I used to pracise throwing him at Christmas”, she explained.
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