1 . In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困), and only the rich could manage without great _______. Three of those rich men and their servants were _______ together on a road when they came to a very _______ village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _______ he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _______ out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.

The second rich man, seeing the _______ situation, stopped for a short time and gave _______ all his food and drink, since he _______ see that money would be of little _______ to them. He made sure that they each ________ their fair share and would have enough food to ________ for some time. Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, ________ and went straight through the ________ without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other ________ the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was ________ that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, three days later, they ________ the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was ________ travelling quickly, but his wagons, ________ the gold and valuables they had been ________, were now full of farming tools and bags of ________. He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.