题目内容
Two old beggars were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city. They watched _______ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-?hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the _______ in front of them.
As it was getting dark, they started to________ their things. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they notice a man walking towards them. The man _______, reached into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard candy, wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man continued his way.
“Why couldn’t he leave us a few_________or a bill instead of the rock candy?” said the first beggar. With these words, he picked up the thing and________. Then he collected his things and left.
The second beggar wanted to do the same, but a second thought made him change his________. “I haven’t had anything like this for ages.” he thought. “How _______ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper. To his________, there was no hard rock candy inside.________, a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.
1.A. helplessly B. happily C. uselessly D. quickly
2.A. bags B. boxes C. hats D. pockets
3.A. sell B. hide C. place D. pack
4.A. stopped B. ran C. went D. talked
5.A. books B. coins C. sweets D. flowers
6.A. carried it away B. ate it up C. opened it up D. threw it away
7.A. habit B. way C. mind D. rule
8.A. nice B. funny C. clever D. strange
9.A. interest B. sadness C. surprise D. pity
10.A. Besides B. Instead C. Though D. Again