In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困)， and only the rich could manage without great  36  . Three of those rich men and their servants were   37   together on a road when they came to a very   38   village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty,  39  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared  40   out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left. 

The second rich man, seeing the  41  situation, stopped for a short time and gave  42  all his food and drink, since he  43  see that money would be of little  44  to them. He made sure that they each   45   their fair share and would have enough food to   46   for some time. Then, he left. 

 The third rich man, on seeing such poverty,   47   and went straight through the   48 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other   49   the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was   50   that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, three days later, they 51  the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was   52   travelling quickly, but his wagons,   53 the gold and valuables they had been 54 , were now full of farming tools and bags of  55  . He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

1.A. loss    B. expectations C. success D. problems

2.A. standing     B. travelling       C. gathering       D. running

3.A. faraway      B. poor      C. different        D. ancient

4.A. unless         B. because         C. so D. if

5.A. them B. anything        C. nothing D. those

6.A. curious       B. worrying        C. dangerous     D. puzzling

7.A. the villagers        B. his servants   C. the others     D. the rest

8.A. could B. might    C. should  D. must

9.A. interest      B. concern         C. use        D. attraction

10.A. returned B. gained  C. offered D. received

11.A. remain     B. last        C. supply   D. share

12.A. turned back     B. set out  C. showed off    D. speeded up

13.A. village      B. land       C. field      D. road

14.A. whether           B. how       C. where   D. when

15.A. good         B. certain  C. true       D. strange

16.A. welcomed        B. met       C. accepted       D. persuaded

17.A. still  B. already C. always   D. indeed

18.A. except for        B. instead of      C. apart from     D. along with

19.A. loading     B. treasuring     C. carrying         D. earning

20.A. food         B. jewels   C. money  D. seeds

In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _26_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_27_together on a road when they came to a very_28_village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _29  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _30 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.

The second rich man ,seeing the _31  situation, stopped for a short time and gave _32  all his food and drink, since he _33  see that money would be of little _34  to them. He made sure that they each _35  their fair share and would have enough food to _36  for some time . Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _37  and went straight through the _38  without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_39  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _40  that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, three days later, they  41 the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was  42  travelling quickly, but his wagons,  43  the gold and valuables they had been  44  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  45  .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

1.                A．loss            B．expectations     C．success   D．problems

2.                A．standing        B．travelling        C．gathering D．running

3.                A．faraway        B．poor           C．different  D．ancient

4.                A．unless          B．because        C．so   D．if

5.                A．them          B．anything        C．nothing   D．those

6.                A．curious         B．worrying        C．dangerous D．puzzling

7.                A．the villagers     B．his servants      C．the others D．the rest

8.                A．could          B．might          C．should   D．must

9.                A．interest        B．concern        C．use  D．attraction

10.               A．returned       B．gained         C．offered   D．received

11.               A．remain         B．last            C．supply D．share

12.               A．turned back     B．set out         C．showed off D．speeded

13.               A．village         B．land           C．field  D．road

14.               A．whether        B．how           C．where D．when

15.               A．good          B．certain         C．true  D．strange

16.               A．welcomed      B．met           C．taccepted  D．persuaded

17.               A．still            B．already         C．always D．indeed

18.               A．except         B．instead of       C．apart from D．along with

19.               A．loading         B．treasuring       C．carrying   D．earning

20.               A．food           B．jewels          C．money    D．seeds

In a land far away, once upon a time, there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _16_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_17_together on a road when they came to a very_18_village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _19  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _20 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.

The second rich man ,seeing the _21  situation, stopped for a short time and gave _22  all his food and drink, since he _23  see that money would be of little _24  to them. He made sure that they each _25  their fair share and would have enough food to _26  for some time . Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _27  and went straight through the _28  without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_29  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _30  that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, three days later, they  31 the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was  32  travelling quickly, but his wagons,  33  the gold and valuables they had been  34  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  35  .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.