Question

In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （貧困）,and only the rich could manage without great _26_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_27_together on a road when they came to a very_28_village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _29  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四輪載重馬車(chē)) and shared _30 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.

 The second rich man ,seeing the _31  situation, stopped for a short time and gave _32  all his food and drink, since he _33  see that money would be of little _34  to them. He made sure that they each _35  their fair share and would have enough food to _36  for some time . Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _37  and went straight through the _38  without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_39  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _40  that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, three days later, they  41 the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was  42  travelling quickly, but his wagons,  43  the gold and valuables they had been  44  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  45  .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

26. A. loss           B. expectations   C. success      D. problems  

27. A. standing       B. travelling     C. gathering    D. running     

28. A. faraway        B. poor           C. different    D. ancient     

29. A. unless         B. because        C. so           D. if          

30. A. them           B. anything       C. nothing      D. those    

31. A. curious        B. worrying       C. dangerous    D. puzzling  

32. A. the villagers  B. his servants   C. the others   D. the rest        

33. A. could          B. might          C. should       D. must    

34. A. interest       B.concern         C. use          D. attraction 

35. A. returned       B. gained         C. offered      D. received   

36.A.remain         B.last       C.supply          D.share        

37.A.turned back    B.set out   C. showed off      D. speeded        

38.A.village       B.land       C.field            D.road          

39.A.whether       B.how        C.where            D.when      

40.A.good          B.certain     C.true            D.strange       

41.A.welcomed      B.met         C.taccepted       D.persuaded    

42.A.still        B.already      C.always          D.indeed          

43. A. except     B. instead of    C. apart from   D. along with           

44.A. loading     B. treasuring    C. carrying     D. earning           

45.A. food        B. jewels        C. money        D. seeds          

Answer 1

26---30 DBBCA   31-35  BAACD   36-40 BDABA

41---45 BABCD