Every morning a woman made some bread for members of her family and an extra piece for whoever needed it. She would always 36.     the extra piece on the windowsill(窗台).

   She 37.    an old man came every day and took the extra piece without expressing his 38.   . This went on day after day. The woman felt very 39.    . In order to punish him, she decided to add 40.    to the bread she 41.  for him! As she was about to place it on the windowsill, she 42.    and gave up eventually. Immediately, she prepared another one and put it on the sill. 43.    , the man  came that day, picked up the bread and left, totally 44.  of the anger in the heart of the woman.

   That evening, there was a 45.  on the door. As she opened it, she was 46.  to find her son standing in the doorway. He had gone to a distant place to 47. his fortune. For many months she had heard no news of him.

   Looking at his mother he said 48.   , “ Mom, it is truly  49.  I’m here.  My business   50.   so I had to beg for food on my way home. I would have died this morning, but just then an old man passed by. He was 51.   enough to give me a piece of bread, and said, ‘ this is what I eat every day. Today, I shall give it to you, for your  52.  is greater than mine!’ ”

  As the mother  53.  those words, her face turned pale. She  54.  the poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not thrown it away, it would have been eaten by her own son and he would have 55.  his life!

 1... A. cut            B. taste         C. place         D. sell

  2.. A. doubted        B. noticed       C. hoped        D. worried

  3.. A. appreciation     B. concern       C. regret        D. sympathy

  4.. A. strange         B. sad           C. satisfied      D. angry

 5.. A. sugar          B. salt           C. poison        D. milk

 6.. A. cared          B. applied        C. prepared      D. begged

  7... A. agreed         B. hesitated       C. accepted      D. understood

 8.. A. As usual       B. On the way     C. As a result     D. On the other hand

  9... A. uncertain       B. unaware        C. unashamed    D. unafraid

  10.. A. message        B. key            C. knife         D. knock

 11.. A. curious         B. surprised       C. nervous       D. disappointed

 12.. A. assess          B. spend          C. seek         D. bring

 13... A. cheerfully       B. carefully       C. proudly       D. weakly

 14.. A. normal         B. amazing        C. terrible       D. necessary

  15.. A. failed          B. succeeded       C. grew         D. continued

 16... A. unique         B. smart           C. kind         D. mean

 17.. A. strength        B. job             C. help         D. need

  18.. A. said           B. wrote           C. read         D. heard

 19.. A. threw          B. remembered     C. kept         D. discovered

 20.. A. lost            B. saved          C. started       D. built

My husband hasn't stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It's _1 now but it wasn't at that time.

Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I __2__ a rest before catching the train, so I bought a __3__ and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop that was a cheap, self-service place with long __4___ to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to __5__ a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the ___6__ seat. It was one of those __7__ young man, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair coloured bright__8__ at the front, not so unusual these days. What did __9__ me was he'd started to eat my chocolate!

Naturally, I was annoyed(恼火). However, to avoid trouble-then really I was rather uneasy about him-I just __10__ down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me __11___ . Then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly ___12___ it. Still I didn't want to start an argument. When he took a __13__ piece, I felt more __14__ than annoyed. I thought, "Well, I shall have the last piece. "And I __15__ it.

The boy gave me a __16__ look, and then stood up. As he left he shouted out, "This woman's mad!" Everyone __17__ . That really made me feel silly, but it was __18__ when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red-as red as his hair when I

__19__ I'd made a mistake. It wasn't my chocolate he'd been taking. There was mine, __20__ , just under my newspaper.

A. serious   B. wonderful   C. funny       D. exciting

A. enjoyed   B. took        C. had         D. wanted

A. cake      B. newspaper   C. magazine    D. bag

A. chairs    B. tables       C. benches      D. beds

A. order     B. find        C. keep         D. do

A. very      B. same       C. free         D. next

A. wild-looked  B. wild-looking  C. good-looked  D. good-looking

A. red        B. black       C. brown       D. white

A. interest    B. surprise     C. frighten      D. hurt

A. looked    B. lay         C. sat          D. put

A. eagerly     B. friendly     C. closely      D. shyly

A. believe    B. bear        C. notice       D. stop

A. last       B. big         C. single       D. third

A. angry      B. content      C. happy       D. pleased

A. covered     B. threw       C. got         D. wrapped

A. strange      B. terrible      C. disappointed   D. curious

A. agreed       B. promised    C. stared        D. followed

A. better      B. worse       C. later         D. easier

A. wondered    B. realized     C. decided       D. recognized

A. tasted        B. split        C. tied          D. unopened

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　　My husband hasn't stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It's 1 now but it wasn't at that time.

　　Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I 2 a rest before catching the train; so I bought a piece of 3 and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop in that cheap, self-service place with long 4 to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to 5 a place, and went to get a cup of coffee. When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the 6 seat. It was one of those 7 young men, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair colored bright 8 at the front. Not so unusual these days. What did 9 me was he'd started to eat my chocolate!

　　Naturally I was annoyed (恼火). However, to avoid trouble－then really I was rather uneasy about him－I just 10 down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit chocolate.

　　The boy looked at me 11 .Then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly 12 it. Still I didn't want to start an argument. When he took a 13 piece, I felt more 14 than annoyed. I thought, “well, I shall have the last piece.”And I 15 it.

　　The boy gave a 16 look, and then stood up. As he left he shouted out, “This woman's mad! ”

　　Everyone 17 . That really made me feel silly, but it was 18 when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red-as red as his hair when I 19  I'd made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate he'd been taking. There was mine, 20 just under my newspaper.

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