Once, a farmer lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was cheap but it was very
______ to him because it was a gift from his father.
After
_____ . the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for
_____ from a group of
children playing nearby.
He
_____ them that the person who found the watch would get a reward (奖励). Hearing
this, the children hurried inside the barn
_____ . They searched everywhere but still could not find the
____ . Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked for another
____ .
The farmer looked at him and thought. "Why not? After all, this kid looks honest." So the farmer
_______ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he
______. The boy answered, "I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch."
This shows us that sometimes a
_______ mind can think better than an excited one.
11. A.important | B.expensive | C.useless | D.interesting |
12. A.finding | B.searching | C.watching | D.looking for |
13. A.money | B.danger | C.work | D.help |
14. A.told | B.taught | C.worried | D.believed |
15. A.at first | B.at the end | C.at once | D.at times |
16. A.rule | B.book | C.child | D.watch |
17. A.way | B.chance | C.lesson | D.time |
18. A.threw | B.sent | C.gave | D.caught |
19. A.came | B.knew | C.succeeded (成功) | D.got |
20. A.eautiful | B.smart | C.peaceful | D.quick |