In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty,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 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, 237 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.
26. A. loss B. expectations C. success D. problems 【D】
27. A. standing B. travelling C. gathering D. running 【B】
28. A. faraway B. poor C. different D. ancient 【B】
29. A. unless B. because C. so D. if 【C】
30. A. them B. anything C. nothing D. those 【A】
31. A. curious B. worrying C. dangerous D. puzzling 【B】
32. A. the villagers B. his servants C. the others D. the rest 【A】
33. A. could B. might C. should D. must 【A】
34. A. interest B.concern C. use D. attraction 【C】
35. A. returned B. gained C. offered D. received 【D】
36.A.remain B.last C.supply D.share 【B】
37.A.turned back B.set out C. showed off D. speeded 【D】
38.A.village B.land C.field D.road 【A】
39.A.whether B.how C.where D.when 【B】
40.A.good B.certain C.true D.strange 【A】
41.A.welcomed B.met C.taccepted D.persuaded 【B】
42.A.still B.already C.always D.indeed 【A】
43. A. except B. instead of C. apart from D. along with 【B】
44.A. loading B. treasuring C. carrying D. earning 【C】
45.A. food B. jewels C. money D. seeds 【D】