Every morning a woman baked Chapati, an Indian cake, for her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She would place the extra cake on the ___(21)___ for someone to take it.
She noticed a hunchback (驼背) came every day and took the extra cake. Instead of expressing ___(22)___, he would mutter (嘀咕) the following words as he went his way: “The evil you do ___(23)___ with you. The good you do, comes back to you!”
This went on day after day. The woman felt very ___(24)___. One day, she decided to ___(25)___ him. She added poison to the cake she prepared for him! As she was about to place it on the window, her hands trembled. She threw his cake into the fire ___(26)___, prepared another one and put it on the window.
As usual, the hunchback came, ___(27)___the cake and muttered the same words. The hunchback proceeded on his way, ___(28)___ nothing about the fight in the mind of the woman.
The woman had a ___(29)___ who had gone to a distant place to ___(30)___ his fortune. Every day, as the woman placed the cake on the window, she offered a ___(31)___ for him. For many months she had no news of him and she prayed for his ___(32)___ return.
That evening, there was a knock on the door. Opening it, she was surprised to find her son standing there. His clothes and shoes were ___(33)___. He was starved and ___(34)___.
Looking at his mother he said, “Mom, it’s a(n) ___(35)___ I' m here. When 1 was but a mile away, I was so starved that I collapsed (晕倒). I would have died, but for a whole ___(36)___ an old hunchback gave me.”
As the mother heard those words, her face turned ___(37)___. She leaned against the door for ___(38)___. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have ___(39)___ her own son!
It was then that she ___(40)___ the significance of the words: “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do, comes back to you!”
1. A.door B.roof C.stone D.window
2. A.concern B.hope C.gratitude D.regret
3. A.agrees B.remains C.differs D.fights
4. A.annoyed B.delighted C.disappointed D.relieved
5. A.look into B.get rid of C.search for D.argue with
6. A.immediately B.fortunately C.purposely D.carefully
7. A.checked up B.picked up C.ate up D.threw up
8. A.asking B.answering C.knowing D.wondering
9. A.daughter B.husband C.relative D.son
10. A.get B.have C.seek D.tell
11. A.greeting B.hello C.kiss D.prayer
12. A.double B.happy C.safe D.warm
13. A.broken out B.worn out C.cut out D.thrown out
14. A.strong B.free C.happy D.weak
15. A.event B.miracle C.mistake D.surprise
16. A.cake B.egg C.meal D.supply
17. A.black B.green C.pale D.yellow
18. A.fear B.strength C.support D.weight
19. A.helped B.killed C.missed D.surrounded
20. A.valued B.recognized C.remembered D.realized
—How did you find the fashion show?
—_______________.
A.A friend of mine showed me the way B.It was fascinating
C.The designer invited me D.By taking a No.11 bus
In ancient China, a gold dragon on the emperor’s clothes was regarded as a _____ of power and position.
A.mark B.sign C.symbol D.feature
This year the price of rice _____ about twenty percent.
A.was raised B.has been risen for C.has risen by D.has raised to
Experts are trying to work out a plan to deal with the problems caused by global warming ______ it is too late.
A.when B.if C.before D.until
We haven’t discussed yet ______ we are going to place our new furniture.
A.that B.which C.what D.where