Once there lived an old man. He liked gold better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have plenty of(足够的) gold, I shall be the happiest man in the world.”

One day when he was traveling in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full of gold. He was so sad that he threw away the bag and began crying.

Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.

(  ) 6. The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.

A. food          B. water         C. gold          D. bags

(  ) 7. When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.

A. some food and water    B. some rocks and sand 

C. bags full of gold       D. everything in the desert

(  ) 8. What did he do with the bag? ______.

A. He didn’t take it up       B. He brought it home  

C. He kept it for himself     D. He threw it away

(  ) 9. The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.

A. the bag was too small              B. the gold wasn’t his   

C. there wasn’t much gold in the bag    D. he was very hungry and thirsty

(  )10. In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.

A. the best thing           B. not the best thing   

C. better than anything      D. the worst thing

Once there lived an old man. He liked gold better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have plenty of(足够的) gold, I shall be the happiest man in the world.”

One day when he was traveling in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full of gold. He was so sad that he threw away the bag and began crying.

Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.

(  ) 6. The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.

A. food          B. water         C. gold          D. bags

(  ) 7. When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.

A. some food and water    B. some rocks and sand 

C. bags full of gold       D. everything in the desert

(  ) 8. What did he do with the bag? ______.

A. He didn’t take it up       B. He brought it home  

C. He kept it for himself     D. He threw it away

(  ) 9. The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.

A. the bag was too small              B. the gold wasn’t his   

C. there wasn’t much gold in the bag    D. he was very hungry and thirsty

(  )10. In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.

A. the best thing           B. not the best thing   

C. better than anything      D. the worst thing