On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some money into the
of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully.
from the day before, he took out a large piece of
and laid it on the ground. Then he began
.
Before long, the young violinist was
with people, who were all attracted by the
on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat
. Please come to claim(认领) it soon."
After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and
through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would
come here."
"Are you Mr. George Sang?"
The man nodded.
"Did you
something?"
"Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery," said the man.
The violinist
a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. "Is it？" he asked.
George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and
it; then he danced with joy.
George bought a lottery ticket which
him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat.
, the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket
himself, the violinist said,"
I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."
We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should
be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we
succeed temporarily (暂时). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the
on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the
of going up.
| 小题2: | | A．Free | B．Away | C．Different | D．Far |
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| 小题3: | | A．paper | B．stone | C．cloth | D．wood |
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| 小题4: | | A．begging | B．shouting | C．playing | D．singing |
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| 小题5: | | A．crowded | B．surrounded | C．surprised | D．satisfied |
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| 小题6: | | A．words | B．money | C．ticket | D．picture |
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| 小题7: | | A．on purpose | B．in time | C．in advance | D．by mistake |
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| 小题8: | | A．looked | B．lived | C．get | D．rushed |
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| 小题9: | | A．rarely | B．certainly | C．recently | D．nearly |
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| 小题11: | | A．handed out | B．gave out | C．sent out | D．took out |
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| 小题12: | | A．tore | B．threw | C．kissed | D．hid |
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| 小题14: | | A．Fortunately | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Generally |
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| 小题16: | | A．Unless | B．Whenever | C．Although | D．Until |
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| 小题17: | | A．often | B．never | C．seldom | D．always |
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| 小题18: | | A．may | B．should | C．must | D．need |
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| 小题19: | | A．air | B．water | C．grass | D．tree |
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| 小题20: | | A．road | B．path | C．chance | D．method |
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