3. What great fun it is ________ (watch) my goldfish _______(swim) around!

2. I will look after him until his mother ________(come) back.

1. After he cut out the paper, he 　　　(write) something on it with a brush.

Long ago, a young man often said that he was very ____1_____ and owned nothing. One day, an old man walked ____2____. He heard the young man’s words and said, “ Hello, young man! What are you ____3___ about? You have nothing? That’s not true! You have the most expensive things in the world, __4___ you are a rich person.” The young man was very surprised and asked, “___5___ do you say that? You can see I have nothing? What are these expensive things?” Then ___6__ old man said, “If you sell your eyes to a rich blind man, you’ll ___7__ a lot of money and can get everything you want. Would you like to sell them?” The young man didn’t want to be blind, so he said, “NO.” The old man asked again, “ Then what about __8__ your hands for some gold?” The young man shook his ___9___ for the second time. Finally, the old man said, “Now you understand. You have the most expensive things in the world.” So, the old man taught both the young man and us a lesson---　 ___10___ is the most important for us.

1. A. poor　 　　　　　　 B. rich　　　　　 C. healthy　　　 D. strong

2. A. across　　　　 　 B. past　　　　　 C. through　　　 　 D. away

3. A. talking　　　　 　 B. drawing　　　 C. singing　　　 D. telling

4. A. but　　　　　 　 B. and　　　　　 C. so　　　　　 　 D. however

5. A. What　　　　 　　 B. When　　　　 　 C. Why　　　　 D. How

6. A. the　　　　　 　　 B. a　　　　　 　 C. an　　　　　 　 D. /

7. A. save　　　　　 　　 B. buy　　　　　 C. make　　　　 　 D. collect

8. A. putting up　　 　　 B. washing　　　 　 C. turning　　　 　 D. selling

9. A. eye 　　　　　　　　 B. leg　　　　　 　　　 C. hand　　　　 　 D.head

10. A. gold　　　　 　 B. time　　　　 　 C. health　　　 　 D. money

15.　 Last week, my father went to work earlier than my mother _______.

A. does　　　　　　 B. is　　　 　　　　C. did　　　　　　 D was

14.　 ________ years ago, men could not fly.

A. Hundred　　　　 B. Two hundreds　　 C. Hundreds of　　 D. Two hundred of

13.　 He wants ________ something ______ himself busy.

A. do, keeping　　　 B. to do, to keep　　 C. doing, to keep,　　 D. to do, keeping