【题目】A poor and old farmer lived in a village, who had a beautiful and young wife. The wife _______ wanted to enjoy life by spending lots of money on good clothes. Because of his old age and poor_______, the farmer hardly left his house and did not earn more than what was _______. So the wife often felt_______ and the couple often _______ each other.
One day, a thief heard their quarrel and saw the wife _______ out of the house in tears. He followed her and then came up to her to _______. “Dear, I’ve heard about your quarrel. You are very beautiful and young and old man can’t satisfy your demands. I have a lot of_______but no one to spend it. So, why not_______the old man and follow me to the city? We will start a(n)________life together.” the thief said. The wife agreed to his ________. That night, she gathered all her fine clothes and money and left with the thief for the ________.
Early the next morning, they reached a ________. The thief said to the woman, “Dear, please stay here on the bank ________ I swim to other side and ________ a boat to get you across. Hand over your money to me, for seeing you ________, somebody may try to take ________ away from you.”
The woman handed over the money to the thief and________on the bank. The thief had________what he wanted so he didn’t come back. Now, the woman had________her husband and everything.
Moral: Desire for more may let you lose what you have.
【1】A. sometimes B. always C. also D. still
【2】A. health B. appearance C. performance D. memory
【3】A. usual B. difficult C. important D. necessary
【4】A. afraid B. weak C. sad D. cold
【5】A. wounded B. disturbed C. followed D. fought
【6】A. riding B. looking C. running D. traveling
【7】A. talk B. trade C. teach D. explain
【8】A. time B. money C. advice D. energy
【9】A. leave B. treat C. help D. forget
【10】A. honest B. long C. new D. simple
【11】A. invitation B. feeling C. hope D. suggestion
【12】A. factory B. garden C. city D. farm
【13】A. cross B. bridge C. park D. river
【14】A. unless B. while C. though D. after
【15】A. look for B. think about C. find out D. build up
【16】A. ill B. alone C. young D. nervous
【17】A. one B. him C. me D. it
【18】A. waited B. slept C. worked D. counted
【19】A. noticed B. got C. discovered D. believed
【20】A. changed B. hidden C. lost D. broken