完型填空。从题后所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出符合题意的最佳选项。
Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very 1__ with everything he had. However, when he found his elder brother was __2__ than him, he felt disappointed. So he 3__ hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to __4___ some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money, he started __5_for land.
He6__ that on the neighboring land, there were some nomads living there. He bought some gifts and went to ___7_ their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the 8__ of his visit. The head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to his 9_ to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land _10__ giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could _11 by walking through the land before sunset. He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the 12_____, he could have it.
The farmer became very 13___when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of _14__ without paying anything. He came __15 the next morning and started running, not walking, 16_ he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal, he neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. He just continued___17_. Without eating, or drinking, or resting he just got very 18__.When he came back to the head in the evening, he 19__ right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6×4feet.
Don’t be greedy or you will __20 everything finally.
| 小题1: | | A．careful | B．pleased | C．bored | D．busy |
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| 小题2: | | A．healthier | B．stronger | C．richer | D．cleverer |
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| 小题3: | | A．thought | B．learned | C．tried | D．worked |
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| 小题4: | | A．borrow | B．spend | C．make | D．save |
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| 小题5: | | A．waiting | B．looking | C．preparing | D．caring |
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| 小题6: | | A．explained | B．hoped | C．noticed | D．guessed |
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| 小题7: | | A．see | B．follow | C．help | D．cheat |
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| 小题8: | | A．chance | B．result | C．condition | D．purpose |
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| 小题9: | | A．promise | B．request | C．suggestion | D．order |
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| 小题10: | | A．for | B．by | C．without | D．before |
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| 小题13: | | A．interested | B．sad | C．happy | D．calm |
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| 小题14: | | A．land | B．crop | C．experience | D．knowledge |
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| 小题15: | | A．quietly | B．early | C．finally | D．suddenly |
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| 小题16: | | A．so that | B．even if | C．because | D．whether |
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| 小题17: | | A．dreaming | B．walking | C．speaking | D．running |
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| 小题18: | | A．nervous | B．excited | C．tired | D．worried |
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| 小题19: | | A．refused | B．died | C．appeared | D．rested |
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| 小题20: | | A．lose | B．face | C．change | D．defeat |
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| 小题21: | | A．ever | B．only | C．still | D．just |
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