A young man was one day taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw
36 in the path a pair of old shoes. They guessed the shoes belonged to a poor man who had 37 finished his day’s work in a field close by.
The student
38 the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a(n)
39 : we will hide his shoes, and we stay behind those bushes to see his
40 when he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never
41 ourselves in that way. You are
42 , and may give yourself a greater pleasure by helping the poor man. Perhaps we put a
43 into each shoe, and watch his reaction.”
The student did so, and they both
44 themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came
45 the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While
46 his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something
47 , he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin.
He was
48 , and looked at the coin again and again. He then looked around
49 on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and began to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was
50 on finding the other coin.
His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his
51 , looked up to heaven and preyed, He spoke of his wife, sick and
52 , and his children without bread. The timely giving, from some unknown hand, would
53 from dying.
The student was moved and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better pleased than if you had played your
54 trick?”
The youth replied, “Thank you! Sir! I feel now the
55 of those words, which I never understood before: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’
| 小题1: | | A．hanging | B．lying | C．sitting | D．hiding |
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| 小题2: | | A．nearly | B．seemingly | C．closely | D．equally |
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| 小题3: | | A．looked back | B．referred to | C．turned to | D．puzzled over |
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| 小题4: | | A．fun | B．amusement | C．entertainment | D．trick |
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| 小题5: | | A．opinion | B．reaction | C．emotion | D．reply |
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| 小题6: | | A．treat | B．dedicate | C．amuse | D．occupy |
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| 小题7: | | A．healthy | B．cool | C．mean | D．rich |
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| 小题8: | | A．coin | B．penny | C．dollar | D．pound |
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| 小题9: | | A．performed | B．placed | C．played | D．proved |
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| 小题10: | | A．around | B．across | C．into | D．toward |
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| 小题11: | | A．taking on | B．looking on | C．putting on | D．hanging on |
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| 小题12: | | A．hard | B．tight | C．soft | D．loose |
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| 小题13: | | A．surprised | B．excited | C．joyful | D．satisfied |
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| 小题14: | | A．that | B．it | C．themselves | D．himself |
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| 小题15: | | A．decreased | B．accelerated | C．doubled | D．improved |
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| 小题16: | | A．hands | B．knees | C．feet | D．legs |
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| 小题17: | | A．beautiful | B．merciless | C．hopeful | D．helpless |
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| 小题18: | | A．support | B．learn | C．treat | D．save |
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| 小题19: | | A．intended | B．required | C．wanted | D．interested |
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小题20:A
．faith B．fact C．truth D．reliability
