【题目】 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A learned man always has a lot of riches in himself.
Simonides，a famous Greek poet，once made a tour around the wellknown cities of Asia.Years later，he decided to 1 to his native land by sea.
However，he boarded on a ship，which got 2 in a terrible storm.Together with its own poor condition，the ship began to 3 into the sea.Some passengers was busy 4 together their bags，and their 5 belongings.To everyone’s surprise，Simonides was a(n) 6 .One who was 7 curious，asked，“Are you going to save 8 of your property，Simonides？” He made a reply.“All my possessions are 9 me.”
While a few made their 10 by swimming，the majority，being weighed down by their burdens，disappeared in the sea. 11 ，some thieves made their appearance，and stole 12 the few lucky people had saved，leaving them nothing.
Clazomenae，an ancient city，chanced to be near the beach.Here lived a wealthy man 13 the pursuits(追求) of literature.He had often read the poems of Simonides，and was a very great 14 of him though he had never seen Simonides. 15 ，Simonides was saved by this man shortly after he got to the beach.Knowing who he was from their brief conversation，the man 16 Simonides into his house with the greatest pleasure，and 17 him with clothes，money，and attendants.The other 18 meanwhile were carrying about their bowls，begging for food in the same city.One day，Simonides 19 to meet them.With much sympathy，Simonides remarked，“I told you that all my property was about me；what you have 20 to save is lost now.”
【1】A. return B. get C. visit D. come
【2】A. hit B. caught C. struck D. seized
【3】A. break B. drown C. fall D. sink
【4】A. gathering B. keeping C. joining D. carrying
【5】A. common B. formal C. precious D. previous
【6】A. millionaire B. example C. fool D. exception
【7】A. slightly B. extremely C. gradually D. generally
【8】A. nothing B. few C. none D. no one
【9】A. about B. around C. of D. for
【10】A. effort B. effect C. escape D. attempt
【11】A. In fact B. In brief C. After all D. Worse still
【12】A. that B. what C. which D. when
【13】A. related to B. adapted to C. determined to D. devoted to
【14】A. adviser B. listener C. admirer D. buyer
【15】A.Unluckily B. Fortunately C. Naturally D. Frequently
【16】A. ordered B. forced C. received D. begged
【17】A. provided B. offered C. showed D. afforded
【18】A. villagers B. writers C. stealers D. survivors
【19】A. hoped B. happened C. managed D. demanded
【20】A. struggled B. failed C. encouraged D. succeeded