Question

Jones, a hardworking blacksmith, used to work all day in his shop. So hard working was he that at times he would make the sparks fly from his   36   .

The son of Mr. Smith, a rich    37 , would come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself   38  how the tradesman worked.

"Young man, why don't you    39  your hand to learn to make shoe tacks,  40    it is only to pass the time?" said the blacksmith. "   41    knows, one day, it may be of use to you."

The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little    42   he found that he was becoming very   43   and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

Old Mr. Smith died and the son    44   the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to    45   residence in another country. It so    46   that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money 47    tacks for their shoes and even  48  when they paid high prices they were  49  able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.

Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to  50  his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a  51  with the shoemakers. He told them that he  52   make the tacks if they could help him to  53  a workshop. The shoemakers were  54   willing to do so. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.

"How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a  55  . My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches."

36．A. hand            B．finger            C. gun               D．hammer

37．A. classmate       B. neighbor               C. blacksmith         D．workmate

38．A. observing             B. noticing          C. watching         D．finding

39．A．put            B．raise            C．tie               D．try

40．A．even if        B．whether or not      C．only if             D．in that

41．A．He              B．Somebody      C．Who             D．Nobody         

42．A．a(chǎn)dvice         B．practice        C．knowledge            D．training       

43．A．serious         B．caution          C．devoted              D．skilled         

44．A.on account of    B．regardless of    C．instead of             D．in need of

45．A．take in         B．take up          C．take off               D．take on

46．A．occurred       B．took place      C．happened             D．a(chǎn)ppeared

47．A．selling          B．buying             C．making          D．promoting

48．A．a(chǎn)t times         B．a(chǎn)t a time        C．a(chǎn)t one time     D．a(chǎn)t the time

49．A．never          B．ever             C．often           D．not always

50．A．eat             B．cook             C．earn            D．make

51．A．living            B．bargain          C．mistake         D．sense

52．A．would                 B．used to          C．should          D．dared

53．A．set down       B．set out          C．set up           D．set to

54．A．much too       B．too much       C．only too              D．not too

55．A．fortune         B．fame             C．profit          D．welcome

Answer 1

36-40 DBCDA    41-45 CBDAB      46-50 CBADC      51-55 BACCA