I’ve heard such a story.
On a Friday______ , a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The music was_____, and many people______and put some money into the _____of the young man.
The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of______and laid it on the ground. Then he began _______ The music sounded more pleasant. Some people gathered and they found the _____on that paper. “Last night, a gentleman put a(n)_____thing into my hat. Please come to get it back.” When the people saw that, they felt very curious and began to______what it could be. After about half an hour, a man ______there in a hurry and said, “It can’t be true！You ...you ...”.
The young violinist asked, “Did you______ something?” “Lottery (彩票).”the man answered_____.
The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it?” he asked.The man was too ______to say a word ...George Sang ____ a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards(奖)opened yesterday and he won $500,000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he ______50 dollars and put it into the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being noticed. The violinist found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would ______to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.
Someone askedthe violinist_____ he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, “_____ I don’t have much______ , I live happily; but if I lose_____ I won’t be happy forever.”
1.A. morning B. afternoon C. noon D. night
2.A. quiet B. beautiful C. familiar D. exciting
3.A. slowed down B. speeded up C. passed by D. went away
4.A. wallet B. bag C. hat D. box
5.A. paper B. glass C. plastic D. cloth
6.A. working B. waiting C. singing D. playing
7.A. poems B. articles C. words D. texts
8.A. important B. fantastic C. dangerous D. interesting
9.A. talk B. care C. expect D. guess
10.A. came B. rushed C. walked D. left
11.A. get B. find C. forget D. lose
12.A. quickly B. anxiously C. seriously D. carefully
13.A. confused B. anxiously C. excited D. surprised
14.A. bought B. made C. found D. sold
15.A. handed out B. took out C. hunted for D. picked up
16.A. forget B. remember C. return D. leave
17.A. where B. why C. when D. how
18.A. If B. Why C. Because D. Although
19.A. money B. food C. time D. luck
20.A. friendship B. hope C. love D. honesty
____ of the land in that country ______ covered with trees and grass.
A. Two fifth; is B. Two fifth; are
C. Two fifths; is D. Two fifths; are
We don’t need to do extra work this evening. The day’s work was almost ____ now.
A. at the end B. at an end
C. at one end D. in the end
There’s no doubt ______ hard work is the key to _____ your result.
A. whether; improving B. that; improving
C. whether; improve D. that; improve
This book will ______ to the students of English.
A. be of great value B. be of great valuable
C. be great value D. be of very value
The thief would have escaped _____if he hadn’t sold the stolen mobile phone.
A. catching B. to catch
C. being caught D. to be caught
