When I was 14, I got tired of school and left my home town to search for my fortune in big cities. One day I was _________ in the street when I noticed an old beggar at the corner. After _________ me for some time, he said to me, “Boy, come with me as I have something good for you.” Feeling curious and _________ , I followed him to a small house.
The beggar first asked me to wait for a moment. A few minutes later, he returned with a couple of old _________ . “There are two things that I want to _________ you, young man,” said he. “Number one is that you should never_________ a book by its cover, for it can fool you.” He _________, “I bet you think I’m a _________ , don’t you, young man?” I said, “Well, uh, yes, I guess so, sir.” “You are _________ , but I’m sure you are a dropout(辍学生),” he said. I was __________ .
“Well, young man, I’ve got a little __________ for you. I am one of the __________ men in this city. I have probably everything any man could ever want. A year ago, my wife passed away. I __________ there were certain things I had not yet __________ in life, one of which was what it would be like to live __________ a beggar in the streets. For the past year, I have been going from city to city doing just that.”
“Number two is to learn how to __________ . There is only one thing that people can’t take away from you, your __________ .” Then, he reached forward, took my __________ and put them upon the books.
The beggar then__________ me back in the streets near where we first met. His parting __________ was for me to never forget what he taught me. I headed for my home that very day and returned to my school the next day.
1.A.shopping | B.wandering | C.running | D.singing |
2.A.watching | B.questioning | C.examining | D.admiring |
3.A.worried | B.excited | C.puzzled | D.impatient |
4.A.cookies | B.drinks | C.photos | D.books |
5.A.show | B.teach | C.pay | D.spare |
6.7.A.went on | B.held on | C.kept up | D.ended up |
8.A.teacher | B.dropout | C.beggar | D.worker |
9.A.right | B.smart | C.stupid | D.wrong |
10.A.frightened | B.hurt | C.shocked | D.disappointed |
11.A.surprise | B.gift | C.lesson | D.advice |
12.A.greatest | B.wealthiest | C.strongest | D.best |
13.A.recognized | B.remembered | C.realized | D.understood |
14.A.enjoyed | B.purchased | C.satisfied | D.experienced |
15.16.A.survive | B.cheat | C.read | D.research |
17.A.health | B.wisdom | C.appearance | D.money |
18.A.arms | B.fingers | C.shoulders | D.hands |
19.A.followed | B.led | C.forced | D.drove |
20.A.character | B.step | C.request | D.figure |