完形填空

A poor and old farmer lived in a village， who had a beautiful and young wife. The wife wanted to enjoy life by spending lots of money on good clothes. Because of his old age and poor ， the farmer hardly left his house and did not earn （挣） more than what was . So the wife often felt and the couple often with each other.

One day， a thief heard their quarrel and saw the wife out of the house in tears. He followed her and then came up to her to . “Dear， Ive heard about your quarrel. You are very beautiful and young and the old man cannot achieve your desires （要求）. I have lots of but no one to spend it. So， why dont you the old man and follow me to the city？ We will start a（n） life together，” the thief said. To his ， the wife agreed. That night she gathered all her fine clothes and money and left with the thief for the .

Early the next morning， they reached a . The thief said to the woman， “Dear， please stay here on this bank I swim to the other side and a boat to get you across. Hand over your money to me， for seeing you ， somebody may try to it away from you.”

The woman handed over the money to the thief and on the bank. The thief had what he wanted so he didnt come back. Now， the woman had her husband and everything.

Moral： Desire for more may let you lose what you have.

1. A. sometimes B. always C. also D. still

2. A. health B. appearance C. performance D. memory

3. A. usual B. difficult C. important D. necessary

4. A. afraid B. weak C. sad D. cold

5. A. impressed B. joked C. communicated D. quarrelled

6. A. riding B. looking C. running D. traveling

7. A. talk B. trade C. teach D. explain

8. A. time B. money C. advice D. energy

9. A. leave B. treat C. help D. forget

10. A. honest B. long C. new D. simple

11. A. invitation B. feeling C. hope D. suggestion

12. A. factory B. garden C. city D. farm

13. A. crossing B. bridge C. park D. river

14. A. unless B. while C. though D. after

15. A. look for B. think about C. find out D. build up

16. A. ill B. alone C. young D. nervous

17. A. clear B. give C. put D. take

18. A. waited B. slept C. worked D. counted

19. A. noticed B. got C. discovered D. believed

20. A. changed B. hidden C. lost D. broken

語法填空

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

My name is Sam. I joined a club called “passing help” last month. Now let me tell you I joined it.

One evening this May， on my way home my old car （break） down. It was 25 （mile） from my home. I wanted to get a ride， but there was no car. It was also hard to take a taxi. I decided （take） a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.

After a while， a bus came， but it did not go to my town. The bus driver was a young woman. She was （friend） and she told me bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes， but no bus came. At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.

“When I arrived the bus station， I got to know that the bus to your town couldnt come， so I returned here. I just cant leave you here，” she said. “Get into my car and I （take） you back to your home.”

On the way， she told （I） a story. A few days ago， there wasnt gas in her car. An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.

When we got to my home， I wanted to give her some money to thank her， but she didnt accept it. “I only want to help （other） and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”

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