A businessman was deep in debt (欠债)and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench,  21 in hands, wondering if anything could     his company.

   Suddenly an old man appeared. “I can see    is troubling you,” he said. After listening to the businessman's      , the old man said, “I believe I can     you.”  He asked the businessman’s name ,and      a check (支票), saying , “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can     me back at that time.” Then he left quickly.

    The businessman     in his hand a check for $ 500,000,signed(签字)by John D. Rockefeller, who was then one of the     men in the world! “I can get rid of my money worries now!” he realized. But instead, he    to put the check in his case, just knowing it was there to give him the strength to work out a     to save his company.

    Within a few months, he was out of debt and    money once again. Exactly one year later, he returned to the    with the check. At the agreed-on    , the old man appeared. Just    the businessman was about to hand back the cheek and     his successful story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.“I am so     I caught him!” she cried, “I hope he hasn't been bothering you. He's     escaping from the rest home and      people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” And she led him away by the arm. The businessman just stood there,       .

    Suddenly, he realized it wasn't the money, real or imagined, but his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.

1.A. money         B. hair            C. check           D. head

2.A. start           B. stop            C. save            D. sell

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

4.A. programs       B. troubles         C. wishes          D. dreams

5.A. find           B. teach           C. help            D. protect

6.A. packed up      B. picked up        C. took out        D. wrote out

7.A. bring          B. pay             C. feed           D. call

8.A. saw           B. tied             C. pulled          D. hid

9.A. tallest         B. richest           C. strongest        D. busiest

10.A. continued     B. refused          C. decided         D. forgot

11.A. record        B. result           C. problem         D. way

12.A. losing        B. making          C. lending         D. raising

13.A. park          B. room           C. company        D. hospital

14.A. time          B. corner          C. price           D. weekend

15.A. if            B. as              C. after           D. because

16.A. read          B. test             C. share          D. hear

17.A. sad           B. angry           C. tired           D. glad

18.A. seldom        B. hardly           C. never          D. always

19.A. ordering       B. warning         C. telling          D. reminding

20.A. shocked       B. bored           C. excited          D. interested

A businessman was deep in debt (欠债)and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench, 1in hands, wondering if anything could 2 his company.
Suddenly an old man appeared. “I can see3is troubling you,” he said. After listening to the businessman's 4, the old man said, “I believe I can5 you.”  He asked the businessman’s name ,and 6 a check (支票), saying , “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can 7 me back at that time.” Then he left quickly.
The businessman8 in his hand a check for $ 500,000,signed(签字)by John D. Rockefeller, who was then one of the9 men in the world! “I can get rid of my money worries now!” he realized. But instead, he10to put the check in his case, just knowing it was there to give him the strength to work out a11 to save his company.
Within a few months, he was out of debt and12money once again. Exactly one year later, he returned to the13with the check. At the agreed-on14, the old man appeared. Just15the businessman was about to hand back the cheek and16 his successful story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.“I am so17 I caught him!” she cried, “I hope he hasn't been bothering you. He's18 escaping from the rest home and19 people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” And she led him away by the arm. The businessman just stood there, 20.
Suddenly, he realized it wasn't the money, real or imagined, but his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      money
   2. B.
      hair
   3. C.
      check
   4. D.
      head
2. 2.
   1. A.
      start
   2. B.
      stop
   3. C.
      save
   4. D.
      sell
3. 3.
   1. A.
      something
   2. B.
      everything
   3. C.
      nothing
   4. D.
      anything
4. 4.
   1. A.
      programs
   2. B.
      troubles
   3. C.
      wishes
   4. D.
      dreams
5. 5.
   1. A.
      find
   2. B.
      teach
   3. C.
      help
   4. D.
      protect
6. 6.
   1. A.
      packed up
   2. B.
      picked up
   3. C.
      took out
   4. D.
      wrote out
7. 7.
   1. A.
      bring
   2. B.
      pay
   3. C.
      feed
   4. D.
      call
8. 8.
   1. A.
      saw
   2. B.
      tied
   3. C.
      pulled
   4. D.
      hid
9. 9.
   1. A.
      tallest
   2. B.
      richest
   3. C.
      strongest
   4. D.
      busiest
10. 10.
    1. A.
       continued
    2. B.
       refused
    3. C.
       decided
    4. D.
       forgot
11. 11.
    1. A.
       record
    2. B.
       result
    3. C.
       problem
    4. D.
       way
12. 12.
    1. A.
       losing
    2. B.
       making
    3. C.
       lending
    4. D.
       raising
13. 13.
    1. A.
       park
    2. B.
       room
    3. C.
       company
    4. D.
       hospital
14. 14.
    1. A.
       time
    2. B.
       corner
    3. C.
       price
    4. D.
       weekend
15. 15.
    1. A.
       if
    2. B.
       as
    3. C.
       after
    4. D.
       because
16. 16.
    1. A.
       read
    2. B.
       test
    3. C.
       share
    4. D.
       hear
17. 17.
    1. A.
       sad
    2. B.
       angry
    3. C.
       tired
    4. D.
       glad
18. 18.
    1. A.
       seldom
    2. B.
       hardly
    3. C.
       never
    4. D.
       always
19. 19.
    1. A.
       ordering
    2. B.
       warning
    3. C.
       telling
    4. D.
       reminding
20. 20.
    1. A.
       shocked
    2. B.
       bored
    3. C.
       excited
    4. D.
       interested

Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes (欠债) me $12.” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the  36 . “You sold me a ticket  37  May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It  38  me $12.”

Harry was  39 . He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just  40  the Jersey timetable for May 22^nd.” The woman and her little girl followed him  41 . She was  42  right, as Harry soon discovered, there was no  43  on May 22^nd. How could he have  44  such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering  45  to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburned,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?” “Yes,” she answered, shyly. “The beach was  46 . And I can swim too!”  “That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t  47  a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three…” “I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.”

Harry  48  the mother. “I remember your  49 , Madam.” he said. “But you didn’t get  50 for your daughter, did you?” “Er, well,” the woman looked at the child. “I mean, she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”

“A four-year-old child  51  have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs…, let me see… $13. So  52  the railway pays your hotel, you will  53  $1. The law is the law, but since the  54  was mine…”

The woman stood up,  55  the child’s hand and left the office.

36. A. train                   B. ship                  C. office                D. hotel

37. A. in                B. for                    C. at                            D. before

38. A. paid                   B. spent                 C. cost                  D. saved

39. A. worried              B. pleased              C. excited           D. interested

40. A. look                   B. watch                C. test                   D. check

41. A. into                    B. out                   C. outside              D. inside

42. A. quite                  B. all                    C. not                   D. never

43. A. plane                  B. sailing               C. train                 D. bus

44. A. broken                B. made                C. given                D. thought

45. A. how                   B. why                  C. what                 D. which

46. A. lovely                 B. beautifully         C. terrible              D. wonderfully

47. A. walk                   B. ride                  C. swim                D. run

48. A. listened to           B. asked for           C. got to                D. turned to

49. A. money                B. ticket                C. ship                  D. daughter

50. A. one                    B. it                      C. them                 D. ones

51. A. can                     B. may                  C. need                 D. must

52. A. since                  B. if                      C. unless               D. until

53. A. owe                    B. have                 C. get                    D. spend

54. A. money                B. ticket                C. fault                 D. debt (债务)

55. A. raised                 B. picked               C. took                  D. brought