Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to   21   things with. He   22   to take ten servants with him. They would   23   the things to sell and the food to   24   on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to   25   and asked to go with them.

       The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, you may go with us. but you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my   26  , you can’t carry a   27   load (担子). You must choose the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the   28  load to carry. That was bread.

“You are   29.” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said   nothing and lifted the load gladly.

       On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were 30        except the little servant. Do you know why? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

21. A. eat            B. buy                   C. change             D. get

22. A. decided        B. liked                  C. hoped        D. tried

23. A. take             B. bring                 C. carry                 D. borrow

24. A. cook            B. eat                    C. buy                    D. drink

25. A. the food              B. the servants           C. the road             D. the rich man

26. A. family          B. guests           C. servants              D. things

27. A. heavy          B. light                  C. small                   D. difficult

28. A. smallest              B. lightest              C. biggest                 D. weakest

29. A. brave           B. right                  C. clever              D. foolish

30. A. afraid          B. happy            C. angry                    D. tired

Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to   1   things with. He   2   to take ten servants with him. They would   3   the things to sell and the food to   4   on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to   5   and asked to   6   with them.

       The rich man said to the little boy, “Well,  7   may go with us.   8   you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my   9  , you can’t carry a   10   load (担子). You must   11   the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.

“You are   12  .” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said   13   and lifted the load gladly.

       On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired   14   the little servant. Do you know   15  ? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

1. A. eat                   B. buy                     C. change                     D. get

2. A. decided          B. liked                  C. hoped               D. tried

3. A. take               B. bring                 C. carry                   D. borrow

4. A. cook                 B. eat                    C. buy                      D. drink

5. A. them             B. the servants（仆人）       C. the road       D. the rich man

6. A. stop                     B. stay                  C. go                      D. talk

7. A. you               B. he                     C. I                         D. they

8. A. Since                 B. If               C. Because              D. But

9. A. family            B. guests                    C. servants            D. things

10. A. heavy          B. light                C. small                 D. difficult

11. A. eat        B. choose               C. pick up        D. understand

12. A. brave           B. right                C. clever        D. foolish

13. A. sorry           B. nothing               C. angrily         D. good-bye

14. A. besides B. of                          C. except        D. with

15. A. who            B. him                     C. that                   D. why

Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to   1   things with. He   2   to take ten servants with him. They would   3   the things to sell and the food to   4   on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to   5   and asked to   6   with them.

       The rich man said to the little boy, “Well,  7   may go with us.   8   you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my   9  , you can’t carry a   10   load (担子). You must   11   the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.

“You are   12  .” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said   13   and lifted the load gladly.

       On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired   14   the little servant. Do you know   15  ? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

1. A. eat                   B. buy                     C. change                     D. get

2. A. decided          B. liked                  C. hoped               D. tried

3. A. take               B. bring                 C. carry                   D. borrow

4. A. cook                 B. eat                    C. buy                      D. drink

5. A. them             B. the servants（仆人）       C. the road       D. the rich man

6. A. stop                     B. stay                  C. go                      D. talk

7. A. you               B. he                     C. I                         D. they

8. A. Since                 B. If               C. Because              D. But

9. A. family            B. guests                    C. servants            D. things

10. A. heavy          B. light                C. small                 D. difficult

11. A. eat        B. choose               C. pick up        D. understand

12. A. brave           B. right                C. clever        D. foolish

13. A. sorry           B. nothing               C. angrily         D. good-bye

14. A. besides B. of                          C. except        D. with

15. A. who            B. him                     C. that                   D. why

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.