Every morning a woman made some bread for members of her family and an extra piece for whoever needed it. She would always 36. the extra piece on the windowsill(窗台).
She 37. an old man came every day and took the extra piece without expressing his 38. . This went on day after day. The woman felt very 39. . In order to punish him, she decided to add 40. to the bread she 41. for him! As she was about to place it on the windowsill, she 42. and gave up eventually. Immediately, she prepared another one and put it on the sill. 43. , the man came that day, picked up the bread and left, totally 44. of the anger in the heart of the woman.
That evening, there was a 45. on the door. As she opened it, she was 46. to find her son standing in the doorway. He had gone to a distant place to 47. his fortune. For many months she had heard no news of him.
Looking at his mother he said 48. , “ Mom, it is truly 49. I’m here. My business 50. so I had to beg for food on my way home. I would have died this morning, but just then an old man passed by. He was 51. enough to give me a piece of bread, and said, ‘ this is what I eat every day. Today, I shall give it to you, for your 52. is greater than mine!’ ”
As the mother 53. those words, her face turned pale. She 54. the poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not thrown it away, it would have been eaten by her own son and he would have 55. his life!
1... A. cut B. taste C. place D. sell
2.. A. doubted B. noticed C. hoped D. worried
3.. A. appreciation B. concern C. regret D. sympathy
4.. A. strange B. sad C. satisfied D. angry
5.. A. sugar B. salt C. poison D. milk
6.. A. cared B. applied C. prepared D. begged
7... A. agreed B. hesitated C. accepted D. understood
8.. A. As usual B. On the way C. As a result D. On the other hand
9... A. uncertain B. unaware C. unashamed D. unafraid
10.. A. message B. key C. knife D. knock
11.. A. curious B. surprised C. nervous D. disappointed
12.. A. assess B. spend C. seek D. bring
13... A. cheerfully B. carefully C. proudly D. weakly
14.. A. normal B. amazing C. terrible D. necessary
15.. A. failed B. succeeded C. grew D. continued
16... A. unique B. smart C. kind D. mean
17.. A. strength B. job C. help D. need
18.. A. said B. wrote C. read D. heard
19.. A. threw B. remembered C. kept D. discovered
20.. A. lost B. saved C. started D. built
Here are some Christmas presents, ____you can choose one for yourself.
A. in which B. from which C. between which D. through which
Many political leaders attended the conference and among those present ____ the foreign minister and his wife.
A. were B. included C. had D. remained
--- You should have gone to see the film. It’s very moving.
---______, we arrived too late to catch the last bus.
A. Absolutely B. Gradually C. Constantly D. Unfortunately
_______ you can finish the task on time, it doesn’t matter how you do it.
A. so long as B. as soon as C. as well as D. so far as
Many residents are supposed to ____ the motorway. It is not a wise decision.
A. build B. building C. be building D. have built
