9、On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the
gate of the subway station, playing his violin.Many
people put some money into the 1 of the young
man.
The next day, the young artist
came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. 2 from the day before, he took out a large piece of
3 and laid it on the ground.Then he
began 4 .
Before long, the young violinist
was 5 with people, who were all attracted by the 6
on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang
put something important into my hat 7 .Please come to claim(认领) it soon."
After half an hour, a middle-aged
man ran there in a hurry and 8 through the crowd to the
violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you.You did come here.I knew that you’ re an honest man and would 9
come here."
"Are you Mr. George Sang?"
The man nodded.
"Did you 10
something?"
"Lottery (彩票). It’s
lottery," said the man.
The violinist
11 a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen."Is it?"
he asked.
George nodded, seized the lottery
ticket and 12 it; then he danced with joy.
George bought a lottery ticket
which 13 him a prize of $ 500,000.He was so happy after work and felt
the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat. 14 , the lottery
ticket was also thrown in.
When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket
15 himself, the violinist said," 16 I
don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose
honesty, I won’t be happy forever."
We can gain and lose so much in
our life.But being
honest should 17 be with us.If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we 18 succeed
temporarily(暂时).However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser.Such a person is just like the
19 on the mountain.It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the
20 of going up.
1. A.
box
B.
hat
C.
bowl
D. bag
2. A.
Different B.
Away
C.
Free
D. Far
3. A.
cloth
B.
stone
C.
paper
D. wood
4. A.
begging
B.
shouting
C.
singing
D. playing
5. A.
crowded B.
surprised
C.
surrounded D. satisfied
6. A.
picture
B.
money
C.
ticket
D. words
7. A. on
purpose B. by
mistake
C. in
advance
D. in a hurry
8. A.
rushed
B.
looked
C.
broke
D. lived
9. A.
probably B.
certainly
C.
recently
D. nearly
10. A.
buy
B.
get
C.
lose
D. search
11. A. handed
out B. gave
out
C. sent
out
D. took out
12. A.
tore
B.
threw
C.
kissed
D. hid
13. A.
beat
B.
won
C.
took
D. sold
14. A.
However
B.
Fortunately C. Otherwise
D. Generally
15. A.
by
B.
with
C.
from
D. for
16. A.
Although
B.
Whenever
C.
Unless
D. Until
17. A.
often
B. always
C.
seldom
D. never
18. A.
must
B.
should
C.
may
D. need
19. A.
water
B.
air
C.
grass
D. tree
20. A. road
B.
chance
C.
path
D. method