A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I ___36___ you, but you must be very hungry. Please ___37___ and have something to eat.”

“Is the man of the house ___38___?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her ___39___ came home, she told him what had happened. “___40___ them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house ___41___,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said ___42___ one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and ___43___ your husband which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. The husband was ___44___. “How nice!” he said. “Since that is ___45___, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife ___46___. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own ___47___, “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us ___48___ our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite ___49___ to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our ___50___.”

Love got up and started walking toward the house.

The other two also got up and ___51___ hin. ___52___, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”

The old men answered together, “If you ___53___ Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but ___54___ you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. ___55___ there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

A. like           B. know           C. recognize          D. need

A. go out         B. get away        C. get up             D. come in

A. home          B. room           C.family             D. office

A. friend          B. father          C. brother            D. husband

A. Go tell         B. Do tell          C. Go ask            D. Do ask

A. one by one      B. one after another  C. along             D. together

A. laughing at      B. looking at        C. pointing to        D. staring at

A. argue with       B. discuss with      C. debate with        D. quarrel with

A. overjoyed       B. surprised         C. excited           D. worried

A. the situation     B. the position      C. the case           D. the point

A. agreed          B. appreciated      C. nodded           D. disagreed

A. suggestion       B. plan            C. solution          D. explanation

A. discuss          B. take            C. consider          D. ignore

A. Success          B. Wealth         C. Love             D. them

A. friend           B. relative         C. son-in-law         D. guest

A. followed         B. stopped         C. honored          D. pleased

A. Pleased          B. Surprised       C. Delighted         D. Disappointed

A. invited           B. invite          C. had invited        D. have invited

A. when            B. while          C. if                D. since

A. wherever         B. however        C. whenever         D. whatever

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I1you, but you must be hungry. Please2and have something to eat.”
“Is the man of the house3?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her4came home, she told him what had happened. “5them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house6,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said7one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and8your husband which one of us you want in your home.”
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was9. “How nice!” he said. “Since that is10, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife11. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own12, “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us13our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite14to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our15.”
Love got up and started walking toward the house.
The other two also got up and16him.17, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”
The old men replied together, “If you18Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but19you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him.20there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      like
   2. B.
      know
   3. C.
      recognize
   4. D.
      need
2. 2.
   1. A.
      go out
   2. B.
      get away
   3. C.
      get up
   4. D.
      come in
3. 3.
   1. A.
      home
   2. B.
      room
   3. C.
      family
   4. D.
      office
4. 4.
   1. A.
      friend
   2. B.
      father
   3. C.
      brother
   4. D.
      husband
5. 5.
   1. A.
      Go tell
   2. B.
      Do tell
   3. C.
      Go ask
   4. D.
      Do ask
6. 6.
   1. A.
      one by one
   2. B.
      one after another
   3. C.
      alone
   4. D.
      together
7. 7.
   1. A.
      laughing at
   2. B.
      looking at
   3. C.
      pointing to
   4. D.
      staring at
8. 8.
   1. A.
      argue with
   2. B.
      discuss with
   3. C.
      debate with
   4. D.
      quarrel with
9. 9.
   1. A.
      overjoyed
   2. B.
      surprised
   3. C.
      excited
   4. D.
      worried
10. 10.
    1. A.
       the situation
    2. B.
       the position
    3. C.
       the case
    4. D.
       the point
11. 11.
    1. A.
       agreed
    2. B.
       appreciated
    3. C.
       nodded
    4. D.
       disagreed
12. 12.
    1. A.
       suggestion
    2. B.
       plan
    3. C.
       solution
    4. D.
       explanation
13. 13.
    1. A.
       discuss
    2. B.
       take
    3. C.
       consider
    4. D.
       ignore
14. 14.
    1. A.
       Success
    2. B.
       Wealth
    3. C.
       Love
    4. D.
       them
15. 15.
    1. A.
       friend
    2. B.
       relative
    3. C.
       son-in-law
    4. D.
       guest
16. 16.
    1. A.
       followed
    2. B.
       stopped
    3. C.
       honored
    4. D.
       pleased
17. 17.
    1. A.
       Pleased
    2. B.
       Surprised
    3. C.
       Delighted
    4. D.
       Disappointed
18. 18.
    1. A.
       invited
    2. B.
       Invite
    3. C.
       had invited
    4. D.
       have invited
19. 19.
    1. A.
       when
    2. B.
       while
    3. C.
       if
    4. D.
       since
20. 20.
    1. A.
       Wherever
    2. B.
       However
    3. C.
       Whenever
    4. D.
       Whatever

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I ___36___ you, but you must be very hungry. Please ___37___ and have something to eat.”

“Is the man of the house ___38___?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her ___39___ came home, she told him what had happened. “___40___ them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house ___41___,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said ___42___ one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and ___43___ your husband which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. The husband was ___44___. “How nice!” he said. “Since that is ___45___, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife ___46___. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own ___47___, “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us ___48___ our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite ___49___ to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our ___50___.”

Love got up and started walking toward the house.

The other two also got up and ___51___ hin. ___52___, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”

The old men answered together, “If you ___53___ Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but ___54___ you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. ___55___ there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

36. A. like           B. know          C. recognize          D. need

37. A. go out         B. get away       C. get up             D. come in

38. A. home          B. room          C.family             D. office

39. A. friend         B. father          C. brother           D. husband

40. A. Go tell        B. Do tell          C. Go ask            D. Do ask

41. A. one by one     B. one after another   C. along          D. together

42. A. laughing at    B. looking at        C. pointing to        D. staring at

43. A. argue with     B. discuss with      C. debate with       D. quarrel with

44. A. overjoyed      B. surprised        C. excited           D. worried

45. A. the situation    B. the position      C. the case          D. the point

46. A. agreed         B. appreciated      C. nodded          D. disagreed

47. A. suggestion      B. plan            C. solution          D. explanation

48. A. discuss         B. take            C. consider          D. ignore

49. A. Success         B. Wealth         C. Love             D. them

50. A. friend           B. relative        C. son-in-law         D. guest

51. A. followed         B. stopped        C. honored          D. pleased

52. A. Pleased          B. Surprised      C. Delighted         D. Disappointed

53. A. invited           B. invite         C. had invited        D. have invited

54. A. when            B. while          C. if                D. since

55. A. wherever         B. however       C. whenever         D. whatever

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I 　36 you, but you must be hungry. Please 　__37 and have something to eat.”

“Is the man of the house 　38 ?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her 　 39　 came home, she told him what had happened. “ 　40　 them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house 　41　 ,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said 　42　 one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and 　43__　 your husband which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was 　44　 . “How nice!” he said. “Since that is 　45 , let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife 　46 . “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own 　47 , “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us 　48　 our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite 　49 to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our 　50　 .”

Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and 　51　 him. 　52　 , the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?” The old men replied together, “If you 　 53　 Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but 　 54　 you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. 　 55　 there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

　 36. A. like　　　　　　　　　 B. know　　　　　　　 C. recognize　　　 D. need

　 37. A. go out　　　 　 B. get away　　　　 C. get up　　　　　　 　　 D. come in

　 38. A. home　　　　 　 B. room　　　　　　　 C. family　　　 　　 D. office

　 39. A. friend　　　　 　 B. father　　　 　 C. brother　　 　　 D. husband

40. A. Go tell　　　 　 B. Do tell　　　　　　 　 C. Go ask　　　　　　　　　 D. Do ask

41. A. one by one　　　 　 B. one after another C. alone　　　　 D. together

42. A. laughing at　　　　　　 B. looking at　　　　 C. pointing to　　　　　　 D. staring at

43. A. argue with　　　　 B. discuss with　　 C. debate with　　　　　　 D. quarrel with

44. A. overjoyed　　　　 B. surprised　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　 D. worried

　 45. A. the situation　　 　 B. the position　　 　 C. the case　　　　 D. the point

　 46. A. agreed　　　　　　　　　　 B. appreciated　　 　 C. nodded　　　　　 D. disagreed

　 47. A. suggestion　　　 B. plan　　　　　　　　 C. solution　 　　D. explanation

48. A. discuss　　　　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　　　 C. consider　 　　 D. ignore

49. A. Success　　　　　　　　　 B. Wealth　　　　　　 　 C. Love　　　　 　 D. them

50. A. friend　　　　　　　 B. relative　　　　　 C. son-in-law 　 D. guest

51. A. followed　　　　　 B. stopped　　　　　 C. honored　 　 D. pleased

52. A. Pleased　　　　　　　　　 B. Surprised　　　　 C. Delighted　　　　 D. Disappointed

　 53. A. invited　　　　　　　 B. Invite　　　　 　 C. had invited　　　　　　 D. have invited

54. A. when　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　　　 D. since

55. A. Wherever　　　　 B. However　　　　 C. Whenever　　　　　　 D. Whatever