Jones, a hardworking blacksmith, used to work all day in his shop. So hard working was he that at times he would make the sparks fly from his   1  .

  The son of Mr. Smith, a rich   2  , would come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself   3  how the tradesman worked.

  "Young man, why don't you   4  your hand to learn to make shoe tacks,  5  it is only to pass the time?" said the blacksmith. "  6  knows, one day, it may be of use to you."

  The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little   7 he found that he was becoming very  8 and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

  Old Mr. Smith died and the son   9  the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to   10  residence in another country. It so   11  that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money   12  tacks for their shoes and even   13  when they paid high prices they were  14  able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.

  Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to  15  his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a   16  with the shoemakers. He told them that he  17  make the tacks if they could help him to  18  a workshop. The shoemakers were   19  willing to do so. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.

  "How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a   20 .My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches."

1.A.hand      B.finger             C.gun     D.hammer

2. A.classmate  B.neighbor           C.blacksmith    D.workmate

3. A.observing           B.noticing  C.watching   D.finding

4. A.put     B.raise    C.tie     D.try

5. A.even if            B.whether or not       C.only if   D.in that

6. A.He     B.Somebody  C.Who      D.Nobody     

7. A.advice   B.practice           C.knowledge    D.training   

8. A.serious   B.caution           C.devoted      D.skilled    

9. A.on account of  B.regardless of       C.instead of   D.in need of

10.A.take in     B.take up          C.take off     D.take on

11.A.occurred   B.took place          C.happened  D.appeared

12.A.selling   B.buying             C.making   D.promoting

13.A.at times   B.at a time          C.at one time   D.at the time

14.A.never            B.ever     C.often    D.not always

15.A.eat              B.cook     C.earn     D.make

16.A.living            B.bargain    C.mistake   D.sense

17.A.would    B.used to           C.should    D.dared

18.A.set down   B.set out           C.set up     D.set to

19.A.much too   B.too much           C.only too    D.not too

20.A.fortune            B. fame    C.profit     D.welcome

 

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