Question

    There was a farmer named Hafiz in Africa who was happy. He was happy because he was satisfied with his life.

One day a wise man came to him and told him about the _____ of diamonds and the power that went along with them.

The wise man said, "If you have a diamond the size of your finger, you can have your own city. If you have a diamond the size of your fist, you can _____ own your own country." And then he _____.

That night the farmer couldn't sleep. He was _____ and dissatisfied. The next morning he made arrangements to sell off his farm and went in search of diamonds. He looked all over Africa and Europe but couldn't _____ any. When he got to Spain, he was emotionally, physically and financially broken. He got so _____ that he threw himself into the Barcelona River and died.

Back home, the person who had bought his _____ was watering the sheep at a stream. Across the stream, the light of the morning sun hit a stone and made it sparkle like a rainbow. He picked up the stone and put it in the living room.

That afternoon the wise man came and saw the stone sparkling. He asked, "Is Hafiz back?" The new _____ said, "No, why do you ask so?" The wise man said, "Because that is a diamond. I recognize one when I see one." The man said, "No, that's just a stone I _____ up from the stream. Come, I'll show you there are many more." They went and picked some samples and sent them for analysis. Sure enough, the stones were diamonds. They found that the farm was covered _____ mountains of diamonds.

1.A.name B.value C.price D.place

2.A.hardly B.seldom C.probably D.never

3.A.went away B.went against C.gave away D.passed away

4.A.unhappy B.worried C.satisfied D.patient

5.A.buy B.sell C.make D.find

6.A.pleased B.sad C.excited D.surprised

7.A.house B.sheep C.farm D.diamond

8.A.owner B.singer C.dancer D.speaker

9.A.made B.bought C.borrowed D.picked

10.A.for B.with C.about D.down

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

【解析】

主旨大意：本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一位智者告诉一位快乐的农民宝石的价值。于是这位农民卖掉自己的农场到处寻找宝石。在他搜寻无果之际，投江自尽了。智者再次来到农场，发现新主人拿着宝石。而且他们发现整个农场都覆盖着宝石。