A young man was getting ready to graduate from college．He had wanted a beautiful  1 in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well   2  it．He told his father that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected  3   that his father had bought the gift．  4    , on the morning of' his graduation, his father called him into his own 5   ．His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him．He   6   his son a beautifully wrapped gift box．

Curious, and somewhat 7  , the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather-bound Bible （圣经）, with the young man's name written in gold．Angry, he 8   his voice to his father, and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" and  9 out of the house.

Many years passed and the young man was very   10   in business．He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but  11  his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him．   12   he could make arrangements, he received a telegram  13   him his father had passed away and willed all of his    14    to his son．When he arrived at his father's, sudden sadness and regret   15    his heart, he began to  16  his father's important papers and saw the still gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had   17   it years ago．With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages． His father had carefully    18    a verse （诗）, Matthew 7 - 11  , "And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts lo your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask him?"

As he read those words, a car key    19   from the back of the Bible．It had a tag （标签） with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired．On the tag was the  20   of his graduation, and the words: PAlD IN FULL

1．A．computer          B．bike               C．car                D．recorder

2．A．pay              B．buy               C．support           D．afford

3．A．signs             B．facts             C．marks             D．results

4．A．However       B．Finally               C．Quietly            D．Actually

5．A．house             B．room             C．study            D．office

6．A．gave              B．handed            C．showed           D．presented

7．A．excited            B．nervous          C．interested          D．disappointed

8．A．raised              B．changed          C．improved          D．increased

9．A．ran               B．went             C．walked           D．stormed

10．A．busy            B．successful         C．comfortable       D．happy

11．A．remembered       B．realized            C．knew             D．considered

12．A．When              B． As               C．After             D．Before

13．A．informing        B．announcing        C．telling              D．discovering

14.A．treasures          B．possessions      C．wealths           D．eagerness

15．A．filled             B．caught           C．attacked          D．beat

16．A．pick up           B．remind of         C．search through  D．refer to

17．A．seen              B．got              C．left               D．thrown

18．A．made            B．written            C．underlined        D．designed

19．A．dropped          B．appeared          C．rolled             D．showed

20．A．year              B．date              C．moment           D．day

In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great  36  . Three of those rich men and their servants were  37  together on a road when they came to a very  38  village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty,  39  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared  40  out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the  41  situation, stopped for a short time and gave  42  all his food and drink, since he  43   see that money would be of little  44   to them. He made sure that they each  45  their fair share and would have enough food to  46  for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty,  47  and went straight through the  48  without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other  49  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was  50  that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they  51  the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was  52  travelling quickly, but his wagons,  53  the gold and valuables they had been  54  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  55  .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great  36  . Three of those rich men and their servants were  37  together on a road when they came to a very  38  village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty,  39  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared  40  out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.

The second rich man ,seeing the  41  situation, stopped for a short time and gave  42  all his food and drink, since he  43   see that money would be of little  44   to them. He made sure that they each  45  their fair share and would have enough food to  46  for some time . Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty,  47  and went straight through the  48  without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other  49  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was  50  that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, three days later, they  51  the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was  52  travelling quickly, but his wagons,  53  the gold and valuables they had been  54  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  55  .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16.               A．welcomed      B．met            C．accepted D．persuaded

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

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

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

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

In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,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 (四轮载重马车) 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _36. Three of those rich men and their servants were_37_together on a road when they came to a very_38_village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _39 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared 40 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.

The second rich man ,seeing the _41 situation, stopped for a short time and gave _42 all his food and drink, since he _43  see that money would be of little _44 to them. He made sure that they each 45their fair share and would have enough food to _46 for some time . Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _47  and went straight through the _48  without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other 49 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _50  that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, three days later, they 51the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was 52  travelling quickly, but his wagons,  53  the gold and valuables they had been  54  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  55 .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16.               A．welcomed      B．met           C．accepted  D．persuaded

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

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

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

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