In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty，and only the rich could manage without great   26   . Three of those rich men and their servants were   27   together on a road when they came to a very   28   village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty，   29   he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons and shared   30   out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.

The second rich man ,seeing the   31    situation, stopped for a short time and gave   32   all his food and drink, since he   33   see that money would be of little    34   to them. He made sure that they each    35   their fair share and would have enough food to   36   for some time . Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty,   237  and went straight through the    38   without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other   39    the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was   40    that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, three days later, they   41    the third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was   42    travelling quickly, but his wagons,    43    the gold and valuables they had been   44   ,were now full of farming tools and bags of    45    .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

26. A. loss B. expectations C. success D. problems 【D】

27. A. standing B. travelling C. gathering D. running 【B】

28. A. faraway B. poor C. different D. ancient 【B】

29. A. unless B. because C. so D. if 【C】

30. A. them B. anything C. nothing D. those 【A】

31. A. curious B. worrying C. dangerous D. puzzling 【B】

32. A. the villagers B. his servants C. the others D. the rest 【A】

33. A. could B. might C. should D. must 【A】

34. A. interest B.concern C. use D. attraction 【C】

35. A. returned B. gained C. offered D. received 【D】

36.A.remain B.last C.supply D.share 【B】

37.A.turned back B.set out C. showed off D. speeded 【D】

38.A.village B.land C.field D.road 【A】

39.A.whether B.how C.where D.when 【B】

40.A.good B.certain C.true D.strange 【A】

41.A.welcomed B.met C.taccepted D.persuaded 【B】

42.A.still B.already C.always D.indeed 【A】

43. A. except B. instead of C. apart from D. along with 【B】

44.A. loading B. treasuring C. carrying D. earning 【C】

45.A. food B. jewels C. money D. seeds 【D】