Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they
their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can
fill the basket.”
man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at
so foolish.” He
his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying
. At last the well was almost
.
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came.
he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You
so well in this little thing,” he said, “
now I know I can believe you with many things.”
| 小题1: | | A．finished | B．did | C．began | D．had |
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| 小题2: | | A．ever | B．never | C．easily | D．no |
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| 小题3: | | A．The other | B．Another | C．One | D．A second |
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| 小题4: | | A．anything | B．something | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题5: | | A．picked up | B．put away | C．took away | D．threw away |
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| 小题6: | | A．water | B．basket | C．well | D．work |
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| 小题7: | | A．full | B．empty | C．filled | D．clean |
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| 小题8: | | A．While | B．As soon as | C．Before | D．Since |
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| 小题9: | | A．have done | B．will do | C．do | D．are doing |
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| 小题10: | | A．what | B．why | C．when | D．that |
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