In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困)， and only the rich could manage without great 36 . Three of those rich men and their servants were 37 together on a road when they came to a very 38 village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, 39 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared 40 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man, seeing the 41 situation, stopped for a short time and gave 42 all his food and drink, since he 43 see that money would be of little 44 to them. He made sure that they each 45 their fair share and would have enough food to 46 for some time. Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, 47 and went straight through the 48 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other 49 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was 50 that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they 51 the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was 52 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 53 the gold and valuables they had been 54 , were now full of farming tools and bags of 55 . He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
1.A. loss B. expectations C. success D. problems
2.A. standing B. travelling C. gathering D. running
3.A. faraway B. poor C. different D. ancient
4.A. unless B. because C. so D. if
5.A. them B. anything C. nothing D. those
6.A. curious B. worrying C. dangerous D. puzzling
7.A. the villagers B. his servants C. the others D. the rest
8.A. could B. might C. should D. must
9.A. interest B. concern C. use D. attraction
10.A. returned B. gained C. offered D. received
11.A. remain B. last C. supply D. share
12.A. turned back B. set out C. showed off D. speeded up
13.A. village B. land C. field D. road
14.A. whether B. how C. where D. when
15.A. good B. certain C. true D. strange
16.A. welcomed B. met C. accepted D. persuaded
17.A. still B. already C. always D. indeed
18.A. except for B. instead of C. apart from D. along with
19.A. loading B. treasuring C. carrying D. earning
20.A. food B. jewels C. money D. seeds
--- Lucy seems in low spirits.
--- Yes, all her efforts were ____ and no one was interested in her invention.
A. in need B. in vain C. in place D. in use
From the top of Mount Tai you can get a particularly wonderful _____ of sunrise.
A. scenery B. sight C. view D. scene
--- What a pity! Leo missed the football match.
--- ______. He was busy with his schoolwork.
A. So he did B. Neither he did C. Neither did he D. So did he
Not until he promised to return it to me as soon as possible ____ my electronic dictionary to my classmate.
A. had I lent B. did I lend
C. I had lent D. I lent
The place _____ the bridge is supposed to be built should be _____ the cross-river traffic is heaviest.
A. which; where B. at which; which
C. at which; where D. which; in which
