Cloze test

　　A few hundred years ago, people in the west did not know coffee or tea. They were 1 to drink them because they thought coffee or tea could kill a person. Once the king of England wanted to find out 2 it was a lie or not.

　　At that time there were two brothers in prison（监狱）. The king would 3 them in a few days because they did wrong. The king said, “I shall let them live but they must drink coffee or tea to the end of their 4 One brother must drink coffee and the other must drink 5 every day.” And they 6 the king's words.

　　They both 7 many years. At last, the older brother 8 when he was eight three years old, 9 did the younger one a few years later. After that, people 10 that coffee and tea were not bad to man.

Two hundred years ago，people in the west did not know coffee or tea．They were   1   to drink them because they thought coffee or tea could kill a person．Once the king of England wanted to find out   2   it is true or not．

    At that time there were two brothers in prison(监狱)．The king would kill them in a few days because they did wrong．The king said，“I shall let them live but they must   3   coffee or tea to the end of their   4  ．One brother must drink coffee and   5   must drink tea every day．”And they  6  the king’s words．

    They   7   1ived many years．At last，the elder brother  8  when he was eighty-three years old．The younger one died a few years   9  ．After that，people   10   that coffee and tea were not bad for man．

1．A．happy         B．afraid            C．rich              D．glad

2．A．when          B．what          C．whether        D．if

3．A．eat                 B．drink        C．drank                  D．ate

4．A．life                 B．live            C．lives             D．living

5．A．one                B．other        C．another         D．the other

6．A．heard             B．followed          C．listened         D．listened to

7．A．both               B．each             C．also              D．all

8．A．killed              B．lived             C．died              D．dead

9．A．ago                B．later              C．old               D．before

10．A．shouted        B．spoke           C．kept             D．knew

A farmer carelessly lost an expensive gold watch in the barn on the farm, where he searched for everywhere but failed.
So he put a notice on the gate of the farm: whoever finds the gold watch will be rewarded 100 dollars.
People tried their best to look for the watch in order to get the reward. However, the barn was too large and the straw in the barn was too thick,it was getting dark they were still unable to find it. So they give up the reward of 100 dollars one by one.
But only a small boy was still not discouraged but kept looking for it .He had nothing to eat throughout the day.In order to solve the family problem, he looked forward to finding the gold watch and let his parents,brothers and sisters have a full meal.
The night was already getting late,the boy was also tired. He was lying in the straw to have a rest when he heard a strange “tick--tock ”.
He immediately held his breath and listened carefully,and followed the sound. He found the watch and got the 100 dollars.
Like the gold watch in the barn,success has been around us and spread in every corner of life. Only when we are calm and firmly look for it ,we can find it.
【小题1】If someone found the gold watch, what would the farmer offer him?

完形填空：阅读下面短文，然后根据内容，从各题的A、B、C、D、四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　At that time there were two brothers in prison. They would __3__ in a few days because they did wrong. The king said, “I shall let them live but they must drink coffee or tea to end of their__4__. One brother must drink coffee and __5__ must drink tea every day.” And they __6__the king's words.