A call came into Jimmy Gilles's bar this past March.A newly married woman who had spent the afternoon at the dive beach bar in Wrightsville Beach，North Carolina couldn't find her wallet.She didn't care about her ID，credit cards，or ＄150— but her wedding ring was inside it.
   Gilles，42，the boss of the bar，didn't like the idea that there was a thief at his place.So he set out to find the wallet.He spent hours looking for the footage from 16 different cameras，watching the woman's every step in the bar until she went to sit on a bench outside and left when her ride arrived.Within minutes，a young man in a hoodie approached the bench，put something in his pocket in a hurry，and walked off.
   Gilles posted the picture on the bar's Facebook and asked if anybody knew who the guy was.Within hours，17-year-old Rivers Prather came and said he had taken the wallet and told Gilles he'd done it because he hadn't eaten for two days.He said he saw the ring but thought it was fake，so he took the money，and threw the wallet off the public docks into the ocean.Then he bought a sandwich.
   Gilles，unsure whether he should believe Prather，told the teen to meet him at the docks.There Prather revealed that he wasn't getting along with his family and lived in the woods for weeks.Gilles looked at Prather—his small stature，his ruddy cheeks—and saw him for what he was：more of a kid than a thief.
   But the police were already on the case，and because of the missing ring，Prather could be facing severe charges.Gilles wanted to help him somehow.
   Gilles recruited two local divers to search the waters where Prather had thrown the wallet.A crowd gathered to watch the two divers search in the strong current.More than an hour passed，with no sign of the ring.Gilles grew worried.Each passing minute increased the chances that the police would arrest the young man.
   And then a diver came out from the water with the wallet in his hand，and inside was the ring.Cheers erupted from the spectators.When Gilles called the wallet's owner，she burst into tears.She promptly dropped the felony charges against Prather for stealing the ring.
   But it wasn't over for Gilles.He'd been troubled about Prather sleeping in the cold woods.He told the teen he could stay with his family until the boy got on his feet again.He also gave the kid a job at his bar. "Most people would give the footage to police，but the boss chose to help me，" Prather told CBS News. "I say thank you to him every day."

（1）Why didn't Prather take away the ring in the wallet？

A

A

A．Because he thought the ring was not genuine and worthless.
B．Because he was too anxious about the money to find the ring.
C．Because he knew nobody would be interested in buying the ring.
D．Because he knew he would be charged severely if he took the ring.
（2）What can be inferred about Prather according to the passage？

D

D

A．He has been a thief ever since he left his family.
B．He was still a kid although he looked tall and strong.
C．His family didn't get along with him and give him nothing to eat.
D．He left his family and was very hungry before he committed the theft.
（3）Why did Gilles feel worried when the divers could not find the ring？

B

B

A．Because he had to pay for it as it was stolen at his bar.
B．Because the police were very likely to arrest Prather.
C．Because it would disappoint the crowd gathering around.
D．Because it was a wedding ring and very important to the woman.
（4）Which words can be used to describe Mr.Gilles？

C

C

A．Careful and creative.
B．Reasonable but cruel.
C．Caring and merciful.
D．Brave but heartless.