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 Once there lived a rich merchant and a poor shoemaker in the same house. The merchant occupied the second floor,    21    the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor. The shoemaker was one of the    22    persons on earth. He worked from morning till night, singing merrily. His heart was filled with   23    , whenever he saw the boots and shoes   24   . Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he    25    knew how much wealth he had. He was always    26    his gold and silver coins far into night. Even in bed his uneasiness about his riches kept him      27   . When at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an early   28   . It continued all day and was a(n)    29     to the merchant. Day by day the merchant grew more and more tired for lack of    30    . He asked a wise friend of his how he could    31    an end to the shoemaker’s song. “Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend. “You are rich enough to do that, I suppose. Ask for nothing in   32      . Simply give him money.” The merchant    33    the advice.

When the shoemaker    34    the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was    35     to find shining coins. “I must hide the money from the eyes of my neighbors. If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it,” he thought . “I will    36   it away even from my wife.” So he hid the bag of money under the floor. From then on he    37   his neighbors as much as he could. His wife, who had been the best    38     to him, became troublesome. Now his mind was too much set on the money bag to   39   on his work with diligence (勤奋). He could not sing merrily now. 40             he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy.

21. A. for                        B. thus                         C. while                D. however

22. A. poorest                   B. happiest                  C. richest                 D. saddest

23. A. smile                B. sorrow              C. sadness          D. delight

24. A. having repaired    B. repair            C. to repair          D. to be repaired

25. A. hardly              B. always              C. completely              D. definitely

26. A. hiding               B. making             C. accumulating   D. counting

27. A. alive                 B. aware               C. awake                  D. asleep

28. A. riser                 B. raiser               C. starter                 D. beginner

29. A. encouragement         B. fault                 C. trouble                 D. alarm

30. A. sympathy         B. sleep                   C. understanding D. treatment

31. A. come                B. put                   C. meet                D. reach

32. A. trouble                    B. need                   C. turn                 D. return

33. A. refused                   B. followed            C. asked                  D. agreed

34. A. stole              B. received                  C. opened            D. carried

35. A. amazed                   B. frightened           C. ashamed         D. disappointed

36. A. throw                B. keep                    C. give                 D. put

37. A. avoided                   B. thanked            C. helped                 D. protected

38. A. companion       B. company                 C. fellow            D. assistant

39. A. base                B. turn                         C. focus            D. depend

40. A. Wherever         B. Whatever            C. However          D. Whenever

【回答】

CBDDA  DCACB   BDBCA      BAACD

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

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