It happened that a young man named Henry was wandering through the street. He had come to Britain only by   1   . Being homeless and jobless, he looked pale and hungry. Walking along the street, he suddenly caught   2   of and apple thrown away by a boy. The poor fellow was so hungry that he was thinking   3   picking it up to eat. Just as he was   4   out his hand, he heard a voice calling him, “Young man.” He looked up and saw two   5   on a balcony（阳台）.Then he was led into a big house to meet the men. Having made sure that he was as   6   as a church mouse, the two men decided he was the   7   man they needed. Then they gave him a letter and told him that he was not to open it   8   two o’clock. They said, “Nothing but money in it.”

It was then only five minutes to one. “   9   there is money in it, why    10    go and have a good lunch?” Henry said to himself. At this   11   , he entered a restaurant and asked the waiter for meat and eggs, and a bottle of beer. Then he ate happily. When he had finished eating, it was only half   12   one. There was still half an hour before he could open the letter and so he called the waiter and asked for some   13   . Afraid that he could not afford to   14  the bill, the boss told the waiter to give him a   15   portion（一份）. As he was forced to pay, he had to open the letter a few minutes earlier than he had   16   . To his great surprise, he found a million-pound note. Taking a look at the note, the boss gave a low whistle. He couldn’t believe his own  17   . However, it was true. At once the boss  18   his tune（调子）and smiled. He asked the millionaire to come   19  he pleased and to have whatever he liked. As for the bill he  20   that it should be forgotten.

1. A. chance　　 　　　　 B. surprise　　   C. turn　　　　　　　　   D. plane

2. A. sight　　　　　　   B. hold　　　　   C. half　　　　　　　　   D. sign

3. A. about　　　　　　  B. over　　　　    C. of　　　　　　　　    D. through

4. A. putting　　　　　　  B. extending　　　　  C. reaching　　　　　　    D. letting

5. A. peasants　　　　    B. gentlemen　　    C. scholars　　　　　　  D. managers

6. A. rich　　　　　　　　    B. hungry　　　　    C. strong　　　　　　  D. poor

7. A. very　　　　　　　　    B. just   　　　　　　  C. worthy　　　　　　 D. able

8. A. before　　　　　　　　  B. until　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　　  D. at

9. A. Because　　　　   &n

bsp;　　 B. As　　　　    C. Where　　　　　　　　 D. Since

10. A. never　　　　　　　　  B. do you　　　　   C. not　　　　　　　　 D. don’t

11. A. thought　　　　　　　　 B. condition　　    C. situation　　　　　　   D. note

12. A. passed　　　　　　　　  B. to　　　　    C. past　　　　　　　　   D. for

13. A. water　　　　　　　　   B. more　　　　  C. money　　　　　　    D. rice

14. A. spend　　　　　　　　  B. count　　　　   C. write　　　　　　    D. pay

15. A. big　　　　　　　　    B. smaller　　　　    C. rich　　　　　　   D. full

16. A. promised　　　　　　  B. hoped　　　　　　  C. thought　　    　　 D. decided

17. A. master　　　　　　    B. waiter　　　　　　 C. note　　　　　　 D. eyes

18. A. raised　　　　　　    B. lowered　　　　    C. changed　　　　   D. struck

19. A. when　　　　　　    B. whenever　　　　    C. if　　　　　　    D. whether

20. A. suggested　　　　    B. insisted　　　　　　    C. asked　　　　  D. required