20．A．pushed　　　　　　　　 B．opened　　　　　　　　 C．locked　　　　　　　　 D．fixed

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After the Second World War, a small group of veterans(老兵) returned to their village in France. Most of them managed to __1__ fairly well, but one ---- Francois Lebeau, who had been wounded and never recovered his __2__ ---- was unable to work regularly. __3__ he became very poor. Yet he was too __4__ to accept anything from the people in the village.

Once each year the veterans held a reunion dinner. On one of these occasions they met in the home of Jules Grandin, who had made __5__ money. Grandin produced a __6__ ---- a large old gold coin. Each man __7__ it with interest as it passed around the long table. All, __8__, had drunk wine freely and the room was full of noisy talk, __9__ the gold piece was soon forgotten. Later, when Grandin __10__ it and asked for it, the coin was missing.

One of them suggested everyone be searched, __11__ all agreed, except Lebeau. “You __12__, then?” asked Grandin. Lebeau flushed. “Yes,” he said, “I can not allow it.”

One by one, the others turned out their pocket. When the coin __13__ to appear, attention was focused on poor Lebeau. Amid(在…之中) the __14__ stares of his friends, he walked out with the hangdog air of a prisoner and returned to his home.

A few years later, Grandin made some changes in his house. A workman found the gold coin, __15__ in dirt between planks(板) of the floor.

“Why did you not allow yourself to be __16__?”

“Because I was a __17__,” Lebeau said brokenly. “For weeks we had not had enough to eat and my pockets were full of __18__ that I had taken from the table to __19__ home to my wife and __20__ children.”

19．A．observed　　　　　　 B．realized　　　　　　　 C．found　　　　　　　　　 D．thought

18．A．safety　　　　　　　　 B．health　　　　　　　　 C．danger　　　　　　　　 D．life

17．A．seemed　　　　　　　 B．blew　　　　　　　　　 C．proved　　　　　　　　 D．flew

16．A．had　　　　　　　　　　 B．led　　　　　　　　　　　 C．made　　　　　　　　　 D．held

15．A．By　　　　　　　　　　　 B．At　　　　　　　　　　　 C．During　　　　　　　　 D．Before

14．A．astonished　　　　　 B．touched　　　　　　　 C．interested　　　　　　 D．ashamed

13．A．lucky　　　　　　　　　 B．good　　　　　　　　　 C．happy　　　　　　　　 D．certain

12．A．After　　　　　　　　　 B．Since　　　　　　　　　 C．Until　　　　　　　　　 D．As

11．A．help　　　　　　　　　　 B．move　　　　　　　　　 C．wait　　　　　　　　　　 D．listen