In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his  16   .His music was so great that many people put money into his   17   .The next day, the young artist came to the   18   place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put   19   on the ground. The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat  20   .Please come to get it soon.”   21   about half an hour, a(an)   22   man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you. You did come here.” The young violinist asked   23   , “Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.

The violinist   24   a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist   25   it to him. Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you   26   play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “   27    I don’t have much money, I live happily; But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so   28   . But being   29   should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may   30    in a short period(短期). However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his  16  .His music was so great that many people put money into his   17  .The next day, the young artist came to the   18  place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put   19  on the ground. The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat  20  .Please come to get it soon.”   21  about half an hour, a(an)   22  man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you. You did come here.” The young violinist asked   23  , “Are you Mr. George Sang?”“Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?”“Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.
The violinist   24  a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist   25  it to him. Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you   26  play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “  27   I don’t have much money, I live happily; But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so   28  . But being   29  should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may   30   in a short period(短期). However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often __1.__ some books from the library. He __2.__ to the radio every morning and reading __3.__ after supper. So he knows much and teaches well.His __4.__ worship(崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He __5.___ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too __6.__ to understand him and chooses __7.__ ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(对…满意) it. One day Mike read __8.__ about the electric lights (电灯) and was __9.__it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him __10.__ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, "Fathers always know __11.__than sons!" The boy thought for a while and said, __12.__" "Oh? Why?" Mike didn’t answer and asked, __13.__, "Who invented the electric lights?" __14.__ "answered Mr Clarke. "Why didn't his father invent them, then?" Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn't know __15.___ to answer! 

16.               A．finds           B．sells           C．buys  D．borrows

17.               A．hears          B．listens          C．says  D．reads

18.               A．newspapers     B．letters         C．stories    D．messages

19.               A．teachers        B．parents         C．students   D．classmates

20.               A．also           B．never          C．even D．only

21.               A．old            B．young          C．clever D．able

22.               A．more difficult    B．the most difficult C．easy  D．the easiest

23.               A．everything      B．nothing         C．something D．anything

24.               A．worried about   B．interested in     C．afraid of   D．angry with

25.               A．few           B．little           C．a few D．a little

26.               A．more          B．most           C．less  D．least

27.               A．I think so       B．I don’t know    C．I agree    D．I don’t think so

28.               A．instead         B．carefully        C．quickly    D．brightly

29.               A．Thomas Brown   B．Allan Smith      C．Thomas Edison  D．Ron Jenkins

30.               A．when          B．what           C．where D．which

Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often __【小题1】__ some books from the library. He __【小题2】__ to the radio every morning and reading __【小题3】__ after supper. So he knows much and teaches well.His __【小题4】__ worship(崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He __【小题5】___ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too __【小题6】__ to understand him and chooses __【小题7】__ ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(对…满意) it. One day Mike read __【小题8】__ about the electric lights (电灯) and was __【小题9】__it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him __【小题10】__ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, "Fathers always know __【小题11】__than sons!" The boy thought for a while and said, __【小题12】__" "Oh? Why?" Mike didn’t answer and asked, __【小题13】__, "Who invented the electric lights?" __【小题14】__ "answered Mr Clarke. "Why didn't his father invent them, then?" Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn't know __【小题15】___ to answer!