It’s certain that the following tale is a nice example that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a young man  16 begged from door to door along the street.  17 an old wallet in hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad  18  and kept wondering why those who had so much money were never   19  and were always desiring more.

“As for me, if I had only enough to eat and to wear, I would not want anything more."

Just at that moment Goddess Fortune  20 the beggar among the crowd and approached him, greeting, “Hi, young man, I have wished to   21  you for a long time. If you open your wallet, I will pour my gold into it. But keep in mind that I will do that only on this   22 : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold belonging to you; but every piece falling upon the ground  23 become dust, worth nothing. Are you clear?”

“I see. Now I’m ready. ” said the beggar with confidence.

“Then you should   24 ! It’s obvious that your wallet is a/an   25 one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune. 

The excited beggar could hardly   26 to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a   27  of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet became heavier and heavier.

“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking? Will your wallet strong enough for more?” warned the Goddess.

“Never  28 .It’s still strong enough now” replied the beggar firmly.

The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to   29 . “Ah, if only the golden stream would   30  forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “  31  just a handful or two.”

“There! It’s full. The wallet will   32 .” warned the Goddess again, but the beggar insisted, “ I know it will  33  a little more, just a little more.”

One more piece was added and the wallet split. The   34  fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now   35  but his broken wallet.

It’s certain that the following tale is a nice example that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a young man  16 begged from door to door along the street.  17 an old wallet in hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad  18  and kept wondering why those who had so much money were never   19  and were always desiring more.
“As for me, if I had only enough to eat and to wear, I would not want anything more."
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune  20 the beggar among the crowd and approached him, greeting, “Hi, young man, I have wished to   21  you for a long time. If you open your wallet, I will pour my gold into it. But keep in mind that I will do that only on this   22 : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold belonging to you; but every piece falling upon the ground  23 become dust, worth nothing. Are you clear?”
“I see. Now I’m ready. ” said the beggar with confidence.
“Then you should   24 ! It’s obvious that your wallet is a/an   25 one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune. 
The excited beggar could hardly   26 to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a   27  of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet became heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking? Will your wallet strong enough for more?” warned the Goddess.
“Never  28 .It’s still strong enough now” replied the beggar firmly.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to   29 . “Ah, if only the golden stream would   30  forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “  31  just a handful or two.”
“There! It’s full. The wallet will   32 .” warned the Goddess again, but the beggar insisted, “ I know it will  33  a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The   34  fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now   35  but his broken wallet.

SALESMAN: Hi, young lady. Can I help you?

CUSTOMER:    6  

SALESMAN: Okay. How about getting your father a new wallet?

CUSTOMER: Hmm. How much is that black wallet?

SALESMAN: Oh. It’s only $ 40.95.

CUSTOMER:    7  

SALESMAN: Hmm. How about this brown leather one? It’s $25.99.

CUSTOMER: Um... I don’t think my father will like the design on the outside, and it doesn’t have a place to put pictures. Besides, I don’t have that much money.

SALESMAN:    8  

CUSTOMER: I’m not sure. Probably about ten dollars or so. I’ve been helping my mom around the house for the past week to earn some money. This is all I have.

SALESMAN:    9  

CUSTOMER: That’s really pretty, but the price tag says $13.99, and I know I don’t have that much.

SALESMAN: Well, let’s just say the tie went on sale. How about $5? What do you say?

CUSTOMER:    10  

E. Huh? That’s too expensive for me. Do you have a cheaper one?

F. Hmm. How about this tie?

It’s certain that the following tale is a nice example that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a young man  36  begged from door to door along the street.  37  an old wallet in hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad  38   and kept wondering why those who had so much money were never   39   and were always desiring more.

“As for me, if I had only enough to eat and to wear, I would not want anything more."

Just at that moment Goddess Fortune  40  the beggar among the crowd and approached him, greeting, “Hi, young man, I have wished to   41   you for a long time. If you open your wallet, I will pour my gold into it. But keep in mind that I will do that only on this   42  : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold belonging to you; but every piece falling upon the ground  43  become dust, worth nothing. Are you clear?”

 “I see. Now I’m ready. ” said the beggar with confidence.

“Then you should   44  ! It’s obvious that your wallet is a/an   45  one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune. 

The excited beggar could hardly   46  to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a   47   of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet became heavier and heavier.

“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking? Will your wallet strong enough for more?” warned the Goddess.

“Never  48  .It’s still strong enough now” replied the beggar firmly.

The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to   49  . “Ah, if only the golden stream would   50   forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “  51  just a handful or two.”

 “There! It’s full. The wallet will   52  .” warned the Goddess again, but the beggar insisted, “ I know it will  53   a little more, just a little more.”

     One more piece was added and the wallet split. The   54   fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now   55   but his broken wallet.

1.A. in debt        B. in rags          C. in danger       D. in trouble

2.A. Picking        B. Gathering        C. Winning         D. Holding

3.A. clothes        B. wallet           C. fortune         D. chance

4.A. relaxed        B. disappointed     C. worried         D. satisfied

5.A. admitted B. seized                  C. realized        D. spotted

6.A. help           B. forgive          C. praise          D. comfort

7.A. occasion B. condition               C. situation       D. suggestion

8.A. shall          B. would            C. should          D. might

9.A. look down B. look after             C. look up         D. look out

10.A. small         B. worn             C. empty           D. full

11.A. stand         B. think            C. breathe         D. wait

12.A. stream        B. piece            C. pair            D. variety

13.A. ask           B. request          C. insist          D. fear

14.A. spread        B. shake            C. loose           D. close

15.A. pour          B. end              C. dry             D. freeze

16.A. take          B. lend             C. add             D. send

17.A. flow          B. change           C. disappear       D. burst

18.A. attract B. hold                    C. include         D. permit

19.A. present B. food                    C. treasure        D. metal

20.A. nothing B. anything                C. everything      D. something

It’s certain that the following tale is a nice example that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a young man  36 begged from door to door along the street.  37  an old wallet in hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad 38  and kept wondering why those who had so much money were never   39  and were always desiring more.
“As for me, if I had only enough to eat and to wear, I would not want anything more."
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune  40  the beggar among the crowd and approached him, greeting, “Hi, young man, I have wished to   41  you for a long time. If you open your wallet, I will pour my gold into it. But keep in mind that I will do that only on this   42 : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold belonging to you; but every piece falling upon the ground 43  become dust, worth nothing. Are you clear?”
“I see. Now I’m ready. ” said the beggar with confidence.
“Then you should   44 ! It’s obvious that your wallet is a/an   45 one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune. 
The excited beggar could hardly   46 to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a   47  of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet became heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking? Will your wallet strong enough for more?” warned the Goddess.
“Never  48 .It’s still strong enough now” replied the beggar firmly.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to   49 . “Ah, if only the golden stream would   50  forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “  51  just a handful or two.”
“There! It’s full. The wallet will   52 .” warned the Goddess again, but the beggar insisted, “ I know it will  53  a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The   54  fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now   55  but his broken wallet.