A woman came out of her house and saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, "I don't think I know you, but you must be
36. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?” they asked. "No", she replied, "He's out." "Then we cannot come in", they replied.
In the evening when her
37 came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a
38 together," they replied. "Why is that?" she asked.
One of the old men gave an
39 that their names were Wealth,
40 and Love. Then he added, "Now go in and
41 with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was
42and he suggested inviting Wealth to fill their home with money，talking and laughing.“With riches，we buy new houses，expensive furniture，and colourful clothing. We will look much better in the eyes of both ourselves and our neighbours ”he said. And his wife wanted to invite Health; but their daughter-in-law
43 they should invite Love so that their home would be full of warmth. “With that，we will feel much better in our family and our neighbourhood as well. That’s of more importance.”she argued.
44 the husband said to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman
45 and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love
46 and started walking toward the house.
The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Health: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"
The old men replied
47: "If you had invited Wealth or Health, the other two of us would have stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Health!"
| 小题1: | | A．frightened | B．starving | C．upset | D．confused |
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| 小题2: | | A．friend | B．adolescent | C．husband | D．daughter-in-law |
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| 小题3: | | A．House | B．Dinner | C．System | D．Scene |
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| 小题4: | | A．performance | B．approval | C．argument | D．explanation. |
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| 小题5: | | A．Success | B．Cash | C．Health | D．Recovery |
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| 小题6: | | A．discuss | B．defend | C．exchange | D．challenge |
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| 小题7: | | A．selfish | B．overjoyed | C．upset | D．energetic |
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| 小题8: | | A．informed | B．suggested | C．worried | D．included |
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小题9:At the beginning. B.Somehow C.As a matter of factD.At last
| 小题10: | | A．went out | B．came in | C．stayed out | D．went in |
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| 小题11: | | A．stayed up | B．got up | C．mixed up | D．looked up |
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| 小题12: | | A．together | B．properlyly | C．altogether | D．hard |
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