1 . Once upon a time, there was a king who had twin sons. There was some _______ about which one had been born first. As they grew up, the king sought out a _______ way of choosing one of them as the crown prince.
One day he said, “My sons, the _______ will come when one of you must succeed (继任) me as king. The _______ of power are very heavy. To find out which of you is _______ able to bear them cheerfully, I'm sending you to one of my advisors, who will place equal burdens on your _______. My crown will go to the one who first _______ bearing his burden.”
The brothers _______ together at once. Soon they met a weak and _______ woman struggling under a heavy weight. One of the boys suggested that they stop to help her. The other ________, “We have a burden of our own to worry about. Let’s be on our way.”
So the second son ________ on while the first stayed behind to help the woman. As he continued, the first son found others who needed ________: a blind man who needed assistance to go home and a lost child whom he carried back to her ________ parents.
Eventually he did reach his father’s advisor, ________ his own burden, and went back home with it ________ on his shoulders. When he arrived back at the palace, his brother met him at the gate and greeted him with ________. “I don’t understand, ” the brother said. “I ________ Father the burden was too heavy to carry. How did you ________ it alone?”
The future king replied ________, “I suppose by helping others carry their burdens. I ________ the strength to bear my own.”
1. A.difference | B.concern | C.surprise | D.confusion |
2. A.convenient | B.fair | C.simple | D.familiar |
3. 4. A.burdens | B.benefits | C.shares | D.desires |
5. A.worse | B.harder | C.better | D.rougher |
6. A.shoulders | B.hands | C.head | D.back |
7. A.leaves | B.flees | C.stays | D.returns |
8. A.set aside | B.set out | C.set up | D.set down |
9. A.excited | B.disappointed | C.aged | D.surprised |
10. A.proposed | B.suggested | C.agreed | D.objected |
11. A.hurried | B.looked | C.planned | D.insisted |
12. A.effort | B.help | C.courage | D.confidence |
13. A.tired | B.trapped | C.worried | D.frightened |
14. A.bore | B.shared | C.removed | D.lessened |
15. A.fearfully | B.frequently | C.hopelessly | D.safely |
16. A.pleasure | B.sadness | C.admiration | D.fear |
17. A.told | B.scolded | C.delighted | D.comforted |
18. A.transport | B.direct | C.manage | D.find |
19. A.carelessly | B.painfully | C.proudly | D.thoughtfully |
20. A.lost | B.lacked | C.found | D.measured |