Once there lived a rich merchant(商人) and a poor shoemaker in the same house. The merchant occupied the second floor, 36 the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor. The shoemaker was one of the 37 persons on earth. He worked from morning till night, singing merrily. His heart was filled with 38 , whenever he saw the boots and shoes 39 . Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he 40 knew how much wealth(财产) he had. He was always 41 over his gold and silver coins far into the night. Even in bed his uneasiness(不安) about his riches kept him 42 . When at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an 43 riser. It continued all day and was a(n) 44 to the merchant. Day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of 45 . He asked a wise friend of his how he could put an 46 to the shoemaker’s song. “Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend. “You are rich enough to do that, I suppose. Ask for nothing in 47 . Simply give the money.” The merchant 48 the advice. When the shoemaker 49 the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was 50 to find shining coins. “I must hide this from the eyes of my neighbors. If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it,” he thought. “I will 51 it away even from my wife.” So he hid the bag of money under the floor. From then on he 52 his neighbors as much as he could. His wife who had been the best 53 to him, became troublesome. Now his mind was too much set on the money bag to 54 to his work with diligence(勤劳). He could not sing merrily now. 55 he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy. 36．A．for B．therefore C．but D．however 37．A．poorest B．happiest C．richest D．shortest 38．A．smile B．sorrow C．sadness D．joy 39．A．being repaired B．repair C．to repair D．to be repaired 40．A．always B．completely C．hardly D．entirely 41．A．hiding B．counting C．calculating D．figuring 42．A．awake B．nervous C．frightened D．asleep 43．A．early B．happy C．noisy D．late 44．A．threat B．matter C．trouble D．alarm 45．A．sympathy B．understanding C．sleep D．treatment 46．A．end B．notice C．information D．stop 47．A．trouble B．need C．turn D．return 48．A．refused B．agreed C．asked D．followed 49．A．stole B．opened C．received D．closed/carried 50．A．excited B．amazed C．ashamed D．disappointed 51．A．throw B．keep C．give D．put 52．A．avoided B．thanked C．helped D．attract 53．A．companion B．fellow C．shoemaker D．merchant 54．A．tend B．turn C．attend D．come 55．A．Wherever B．Whatever C．Whenever D．However |