阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.

　　 A rich merchant was camping alone on a hill. One day it began to rain the rain made the __1__ wet night though and the wind blew all his things __2__ At last he could __3__ stay up on the hill and started going __4__.

　　 As he passed a beautiful house he __5__ a rest. The __6__ of the house was richly furnished __7__ expensive sofas, carpets and curtains. As he was waiting for __8__ a lady dressed __9__ silk walked past him with her nose in the air. Following her were two pretty __10__ proud daughters. They stopped and stared hard at him.

   “Who are you? We don't __11__ tramps (流浪汉) hanging around our house,” one of them shouted __12__ him, “Go away at once.”

    Replied the merchant“__13__ I ask is food and lodging (住宿) for the night.”

“How __14__ here? Go away at once I repeat...We hate __15__ around our house. Go, go!”

    The merchant journeyed on, and reached a dirty little hut (小屋). __16__ entering the shed he saw a couple __17__ their super. __18__ the light was dim and the furniture poor, it had a warm, friendly atmosphere.

   “Can I have __19__ food and rest here for the night?” he asked the inmates.

   “Of course, friend,” said the woman as she pushed forward a chair for him. We're just going to have our supper. Come and __20__ us.”

    Their food was __21__ but they shared it with the stranger. That night they let him sleep on their bed __22__ they themselves used the shed．Early next morning the merchant __23__ good-bye to them but their kindness and hospitality (好客) __24__ a deep impression in his memory.

   When he reached home he quickly ordered a lovely house __25__ for the couple in the woods.

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B．such a man as you

C．the same man as you

D．so a man like you

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_______ he said he wasn’t hungry , he ate the big breakfast.

_______ you don’t stay out too late, you may go to the party. But remember to be back here no later than 11:30 pm.

A．Now that          B．Until             C．Provided that      D．Although

 I’ll let you know ____ he comes back.

Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present．He was so    16 ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes．

All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball   17  , Chuck Hart．    18   Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship（运动员风范） and infamous（臭名远扬的）   19 , he was a great player．In fact, Travis wasn't thinking about Hart' s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart' s  20  on the side of the box．The first indication that something was   21  came as he tore away the last piece of paper．Not Hart' s．The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was   22   for his amazing work in the community．

Travis's hands   23  ; his heart stopped．It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren't nice, but what would his friends think ?

They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be   24  by the other players． When he looked up into his dad' s eyes, however, Travis knew  he  25  tell him． "'Thanks, Dad．I was really hoping for shoes," Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box．

Next morning his dad drove him to school．When they   26  in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door．Just then, his dad stopped him．

"Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look"…" his dad said  27   "Travis, I know those aren' t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a（n）   28   The guy whose name is on those shoes," he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, "is someone I   29   .Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in   30 ?"

"No," Travis said．

" Never．He' s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he' s a team player．You could have acted like a   31  when you didn't get the shoes you wanted, Travis,   32  you were polite and made the best of it．You have    33  , like the guy whose name is on these shoes．I' m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I' 11 ever see．"

When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes   34   . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful   35   .

1.                A．surprised       B．ashamed        C．excited   D．worried

2.                A．team           B．player          C．coach    D．game

3.                A．Unless         B．If              C．Because  D．Although

4.                A．skill            B．performance     C．behavior  D．action

5.                A．name          B．photo          C．sign  D．model

6.                A．strange         B．wrong          C．true D．funny

7.                A．known         B．encouraged     C．adopted  D．influenced

8.                A．fell            B．froze           C．shook    D．folded

9.                A．questioned      B．noticed         C．teased   D．attacked

10.               A．mustn't         B．needn't        C．wouldn't   D．couldn't

11.               A．pulled up       B．put up         C．took up   D．turned up

12.               A．peacefully      B．hesitantly       C．delightedly D．naturally

13.               A．choice         B．effort          C．comment  D．mistake

14.               A．believe         B．miss           C．admire    D．remember

15.               A．danger         B．anger          C．sorrow    D．trouble

16.               A．teammate       B．adult           C．kid   D．student

17.               A．so             B．and            C．but   D．or

18.               A．honor          B．courage        C．dream D．belief

19.               A．clearly         B．carefully        C．patiently   D．differently

20.               A．gift            B．look           C．hope D．lesson