The Pecan (山核桃) Thief

When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather's farm in Kansas.Grandpa had sent me into the woods to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.

Pecan picking was really ________ work and my little basket was only half full.I wasn't about to ________ Grandpa down.Just then something caught my eye.A large brown squirrel was a few feet away.I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and________ in a large hole in the trunk.A moment later the squirrel jumped out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut.Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.

The hiding place was not so secret anymore, I thought.I rushed over to the tree and looked into the hole.It was ________ with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking.This was my ________.Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket.Now it was full! I was so ________ of myself.I couldn't wait to show Grandpa all the pecans.So I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans!” He looked into the basket and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many?” I told him how I'd ________ the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.

Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I'd been in watching the squirrel and his habits.Then he did something that ________ me.He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently around my shoulders and said.“But a good man should never take advantage of someone else's hard work.”

Suddenly I felt a bit sorry.There was only one thing I could do.I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.

1.A.hard B.dirty C.light D.easy

2.A.let B.settle C.have D.keep

3.A.joined B.lived C.discovered D.disappeared

4.A.covered B.filled C.rebuilt D.repaired

5.A.turn B.choice C.chance D.achievement

6.A.afraid B.ashamed C.careful D.proud

7.A.driven B.followed C.protected D.caught

8.A.hurt B.satisfied C.surprised D.pleased

Five paintings worth 500 million euros, including works by modern masters Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, have been stolen from a Paris museum, officials said Thursday.

The paintings __________ missing just before the Musee d'Art Moderne was to open.

A __________ window and lock suggested that it took place overnight Wednesday. Video cameras recorded one person entering the museum __________ a window. But it was unclear __________ more thieves took part in stealing the art.

Besides the Matisse and the Picasso, works by Georges Braque, Ferdinand Leger and Amedeo Modigliani were also __________ from the walls of the museum, one of the most-visited in the French capital.

It is said that the stolen paintings __________ 500 million euros (635 million dollars).

France has seen a growing __________ of art thefts in recent months.

In January, about 30 paintings—__________ some by Picasso and Henri Rousseau—were stolen from a building in the Cote d'Azur, with a total value of around one million euros.

On New Year's Eve, a painting by Edgar Degas __________ from the Cantini Museum in Marseille, also in the south of France. The 1877 painting worth 800,000 euros had been lent for __________ by the Musee d'Orsay in Paris.

In June last year, the Picasso Museum in Paris was robbed during the day, the art stolen was worth three million euros.

1.

A.discovered B.were discovered

C.have discovered D.is discovered

2.A.moved B.pulled C.lost D.broken

3.A.across B.through C.on D.over

4.A.why B.when C.if D.where

5.A.taken away B.given away C.thrown away D.put away

6.A.sold B.cost C.took D.afford

7.A.group B.part C.lot D.number

8.A.including B.except C.with D.against

9.A.bought B.borrowed C.disappeared D.appeared

10.A.a meeting B.an exhibition C.a play D.a concert

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