Two travelling angels(天使) were tired and hungry. They stayed in a rich family for the night. The family were ________ and let the angels stay in a very cold room. At night, the old angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired(修补) it. The young angel asked, “Why do you help ________?” The old angel said, “Things aren’t always what they seem.”

The next night the two angels came to a ________ family. A farmer and his wife lived in an old and small house. They were so nice and friendly that they ________ their best food with the angels and let them sleep in their own bed. The next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife were very ________. Their only cow died that night. “________ did you let this happen?” the young angel asked the old angel ________. “The rich family were not nice to us but you helped them repair the hole. The poor family were so kind to us. ________, you let their only cow die.”

“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the old angel replied. “When we were in the cold room in the rich family, I saw gold(金子) in the hole and I repaired it because I didn’t ________ the rich man to find the gold. Then last night, the devil of death(死神) came and wanted to take away the farmer’s wife. I told him to take away the ________. Things aren’t always what they seem.” “Oh, I see,” said the young angel.