An old man lived in the suburb of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get the
____right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single
____of his life. He sat at the
____ street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His house was
____, and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly. The
____could not stand the smell anymore,
____they asked the police officers to clean the place. The officers
____down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had
____over the years.
The police
____the money, and they soon
____that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house in anticipation to
____ the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no
____for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
He said nothing at all: he went into his house and
____the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and
____ to beg.
____, this old man had no great plans,
____or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story except staying
____on the things we enjoy doing, commitment (专心,敬业). We should remain true to our
____, although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally
____ Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts
____16. 17. 18. A.wide | B.dark | C.same | D.lonely |
19. A.huge | B.dirty | C.pleasant | D.neat |
20. A.officials | B.neighbors | C.onlookers | D.children |
21. 22. A.knocked | B.climbed | C.jumped | D.rolled |
23. A.stolen | B.donated | C.collected | D.hidden |
24. A.counted | B.washed | C.burned | D.made |
25. A.admitted | B.denied | C.agreed | D.realized |
26. A.enjoy | B.share | C.hear | D.announce |
27. A.doubt | B.evidence | C.need | D.time |
28. A.locked | B.opened | C.cleaned | D.broke |
29. A.refused | B.continued | C.learned | D.requested |
30. A.Sadly | B.Surprisingly | C.Obviously | D.Luckily |
31. A.cars | B.friends | C.jobs | D.dreams |
32. A.focused | B.calm | C.open-minded | D.silent |
33. A.career | B.god | C.money | D.country |
34. A.agree | B.enjoy | C.disapprove | D.advise |
35. A.confidence | B.courage | C.attention | D.wealth |