Question

Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider(蜘蛛) webs on the walls and mice running around. People_______coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and_______every day. He thought it was poverty(贫穷) that led_______his unhappy life.

One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for ______about changing his life. The old man gave him a ______vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you _______.”

The poor man looked at the vase________. He wondered _______he need a vase in his poor house. However, he didn’t want to ______away such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table.

“It’s not right for something so beautiful to be ______,” the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful.

_____he was still not satisfied(满意的). “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some______in the house and paint the walls.

His house turned into a_______place immediately. The poor man cheered up. He suddenly ______that in the past it was his _______that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

1.A. avoided B. continued C. enjoyed D. risked

2.A. sadly B. sad C. Sadness D. sadder

3.A. for B. off C. to D. with

4.A. knowledge B. success C. service D. advice

5.A. big B. small C. beautiful D. old

6.A. pain B. happiness C. harm D. confidence

7.A. closely B. easily C. surprisingly D. gladly

8.A. what B. why C. how D. when

9.A. throw B. turn C. keep D. go

10.A. ugly B. full C. empty D. dirty

11.A. And B. But C. Because D. So

12.A. work B. cleaning C. job D. cooking

13.A. strange B. large C. dirty D. comfortable

14.A. hoped B. realized C. thought D. found

15.A. business B. laziness C. loneliness D. sickness

Answer 1