A young
man and an old man were waiting for a bus at a station. They sat ___1_____
each other. “What's that in your bag? ”asked the young man, pointed to a big
bag beside the ____2____ . “Money, nothing but money, ”answered the old
man. The young man could ____3____ believe his own ears. “What? ”he said
to himself in surprise. “So much money? My God! How I ___4_____ to be
able to get so much money! ”Then he began to think about how to get the money.
The old man ___5_____ tired
and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. “Are you tired, sir?
”asked the young man. “Then you'd better lie down on the ____6____ and
have a good rest. Don't worry about ___7_____. I'll wake you up in
time.”
“All right. It's very kind of you,
young man.”The old man lay down and ____8____ he fell asleep.
The young man took the big bag
gently. ____9____ when he was just going to run away, he found a corner
of his fur coat was ____10____ the old man's body. Several times he
tried to put it out, but he couldn't. At last he took off his ___11_____
and went away with the bag.
The young man ran out of the
station as quickly as his ___12_____ could carry him. He reached a
place, and there he thought the old man couldn't ___13_____ him. He
stopped and quickly opened the bag.
To his surprise, there was ____14____
but old newspapers in it. He hurried to the station at once. But when he got
there, he found the old man was ____15____ .
( )1. A. for B.
on C.
next to D.
far from
( )2. A. man B.
station C.
driver D.
comer
( )3. A. surely
B. really C.
nearly D.
hardly
( )4. A. like B.
love C.
hate D.
wish
( )5. A. was B.
felt C.
looked D.
became
( )6. A. ground B.
floor C.
earth D.
chair
( )7. A. the bag B.
the money C.
the bus D.
me
( )8. A. by and by B. at last C.
at first D.
in the end
( )9. A. So B.
And C.
But D.
Because
( )10. A. above B.
over C.
under D.
in
( )11. A. shoes B.
shirt C.
coat D.
cap
( )12. A. legs B.
foot C.
friend D.
bike
( )13. A. watch B.
notice C.
find D.
meet
( )14. A. anything B. everything C.
nothing D.
something
( )15. A. waiting B. going C.
crying D.
leaving