Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was _...

Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was _____ in his business and often complained that he had been fooled by others. One day he told his wife he was　 _____　 disappointed with the city that he had to _____.

So his family moved to another city. It was Saturday ____. When Terry and his wife were busily putting their things in their new home, the lights suddenly _____ and they were forced to stop work. Terry was sorry to have_____ to bring along some candles. Just then he heard light ____on his door.

“Who is it?” he wondered. Terry knew ______ else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be _____ He opened the door unwillingly. At the door was a little ____, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have _____? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry angrily. He shut the door ____.

After a while the door was knocked again. He opened it and ____ the same little girl outside. But this time she was ____ two candles giving off red light. She said, “My grandma told me the____ neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to _____you these.”

At that moment Terry suddenly realized what ____ his failure in life. It was his ignorance and ____ to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else ____ himself, for his eyes had been covered by his ____ mind.

1.A. experienced　　 B. unsuccessful　　 C. interested　　 D. lucky

2.A. very　　 B. so　　 C. such　　 D. rather

3.A. leave　　 B. travel　　 C. stay　　 D. choose

4.A. morning　　 B. afternoon　　 C. noon　　 D. evening

5.A. went down　　 B. went out　　 C. went by　　 D. went on

6.A. wanted　　 B. decided　　 C. forgotten　　 D. remembered

7.A. knocks　　 B. calls　　 C. strikes　　 D. sounds

8.A. everybody　　 B. anybody　　 C. somebody　　 D. nobody

9.A. troubled　　 B. followed　　 C. liked　　 D. learned

10.A. boy　　 B. girl　　 C. postman　　 D. shopper

11.A. candies　　 B. toys　　 C. lights　　 D. candles

12.A. easily　　 B. worriedly　　 C. happily　　 D. heavily

13.A. found　　 B. met　　 C. touched　　 D. knew

14.A. bringing　　 B. seeing　　 C. holding　　 D. drawing

15.A. poor　　 B. kind　　 C. new　　 D. young

16.A. buy　　 B. give　　 C. borrow　　 D. sell

17.A. made　　 B. caused　　 C. developed　　 D. stopped

18.A. laziness　　 B. sadness　　 C. unkindness　　 D. unhappiness

19.A. besides　　 B. except　　 C. but　　 D. than

20.A. open　　 B. right　　 C. warm　　 D. cold

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Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was 36 in career and often complained that he had been fooled (欺骗) by others. One day he told his wife he was 37 disappointed with the city that he had to 38.

So his family moved to another city. It was Saturday 39. When Terry and his wife were busily putting their things in their new home, the lights suddenly 40 and they were forced to stop work. Terry was sorry to have 41 to bring along some candles. Just then he heard light 42 on his door.

“Who is it?” he wondered. Terry knew 43 else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be 44. He opened the door impatiently (不耐烦地). At the door was a little 45, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have 46? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry angrily. He shut the door 47.

After a while the door was knocked again. He opened it and 48 the same little girl outside. But this time she was 49 two candles radiating (放光) red light. She said, “My grandma told me the 50 neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to51 you these.”

At that moment Terry suddenly realized what 52 his failure in life. It was his indifference (冷漠) and 53 to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else 54 himself,  for his eyes had been covered by his 55 mind.

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Tom was a middle-aged businessman whose repeated failure in his work made him an upset man, often complaining (抱怨) that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so ____ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to ____ city. It was in the evening of a weekend when Tom and his wife were busy ____ up their new home that the ____ suddenly went out. So they had to ____ work. Because Tom had forgotten bringing along candles, he had to wait ____ in a low mood. Just then he heard slight knocks on his door that sounded clear in the ____ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no ____ in the new city. And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed or troubled. ____, he went unwillingly to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have ____? I’m your neighbour.” “No!” answered Tom in anger and shut the door ____. He complained about it with his wife, “As soon as we settled down, the neighbour came to ____ things.” After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the ____ girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbour downstairs might need candles. She ____ me here to give you these.” Tom was very ____ by what he saw. When he fully undersood, he said, “Thank you and your ____. God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his ____ in life. It was his ____ and unkindness with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was ____ nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his heartless ____.

1.A.inspired B.satisfied C.disappointed D.encouraged

2.A.any B.other C.every D.another

3.A.ending B.looking C.cleaning D.turning

4.A.light B.fire C.fridge D.television

5.A.quit B.start C.change D.continue

6.A.happily B.hopefully C.patiently D.helplessly

7.A.dark B.quiet C.noisy D.crowded

8.A.doctor B.friends C.stranger D.audience

9.A.So B.Although C.However D.Moreover

10.A.beer B.rolls C.plates D.candles

11.A.humbly B.strongly C.slightly D.entirely

12.A.buy B.sell C.lend D.borrow

13.A.same B.pretty C.energetic D.confident

14.A.sent B.forced C.prohibit D.suggested

15.A.pleased B.puzzled C.surprised D.frightened

16.A.brother B.mother C.father D.grandma

17.A.goal B.failure C.success D.schedule

18.A.apology B.opinion C.coldness D.responsibility

19.A.in all B.in reality C.in general D.in particular

20.A.mind B.idea C.brain D.thought

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Once in a busy street, a middle-aged businessman found his wallet missing. There was a lot of money in it. So he made a promise, "If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I'll give half the money to him."

The wallet was found by a dustman in a dustbin. He sent it back to the loser. But the businessman changed his mind.

"There was still a diamond ring in my wallet," said the loser, "I won't give half the money in my wallet to you until you return it to me!"

"I've never seen a diamond ring in the wallet," said the dustman.

They began to quarrel. The businessman refused to do what he had said. The dustman became angry and took him before a judge.

After the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, "I'm sure you are an honest man. It's true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. But it's also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. I don't think it's yours. Wait for some time. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!"

Then the judge turned to the dustman and said, "Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!"

1.The wallet the businessman lost ________.

A. was found in a shop

B. was sent to the judge

C. was found in a dustbin

D. was never to be found

2.The businessman was eager to get back the wallet because _________.

A. there was the address of an important judge in it

B. he put in it a diamond ring he had just bought

C. there was a lot of money in it

D. it was a very expensive one

3.Having heard what had happened, the judge _________ .

A. took the side of the businessman

B. did not know what to do

C. took pity on the loser

D. made a wise decision

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Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __36__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __37__ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __38__ up their new home, the light suddenly __39__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __40__ and had to wait __41__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __42__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __43__ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __44__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __45__, so he went to the door and opened it __46__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __47__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __48__ things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __49__ this time she was __50__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __51__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __52__ by what he saw.

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __53__ in life. It was his __54__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __55__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.

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Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __16__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __17__ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __18__ up their new home, the light suddenly __19__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __20__ and had to wait __21__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __22__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __23__ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __24__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __25__, so he went to the door and opened it __26__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __27__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __28__ things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __29__ this time she was __30__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __31__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __32__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __33__ in life. It was his __34__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __35__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.

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Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failures in career made him a bad-tempered and disappointed man, often complaining that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily engaged in tidying up their new home, the lights suddenly went out and they were forced to stop work. Terry regretted to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait helplessly in a bad mood. Just then he heard light,hesitand（犹豫的）knocks on his door that were clearly heard in the quiet night.

“Who’s it?”he wondered. Terry didn’t know anybody in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be disturbed. He went to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, asking in a shy voice,“Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.”“NO,”answered Terry rudely. He shut the door.“What a nuisance!”he grumbled（嘟囔）over it with his wife.“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to borrow things. What’ll be the next? How bothering!”

He was angry about it when the door was knocked at again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles. She said, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.”Terry was struck by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said,“Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness and harshness（刻薄）with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred（使模糊）by his cold mind.

1.Terry decided to move to another city because___________.

A.he wanted to earn more money there

B.he found it more challenging to live in a new place

C.he didn’t like the place where he lived

D.he thought he should change his job

2.Terry treated the little girl rudely because he thought_________.

A.the neighbor would often borrow things from him later

B.he had no friends in the new city

C.she was too young to play with candles

D.he was cheated at that time

3.It can be concluded that Terry realized that he used to be_________.

A.cold and harsh                  B.lazy and negative

C.friendly and kind               D.crazy and rude

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A.Help others to help yourself        B.Light the candle in your heart

C.Terry’s good neighbor          D.God bless you

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Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failures in career made him a bad-tempered and disappointed man, often complaining that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily engaged in tidying up their new home, the lights suddenly went out and they were forced to stop work. Terry regretted to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait helplessly in a bad mood. Just then he heard light,hesitand（犹豫的）knocks on his door that were clearly heard in the quiet night.

“Who’s it?”he wondered. Terry didn’t know anybody in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be disturbed. He went to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, asking in a shy voice,“Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.”“NO,”answered Terry rudely. He shut the door.“What a nuisance!”he grumbled（嘟囔）over it with his wife.“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to borrow things. What’ll be the next? How bothering!”

He was angry about it when the door was knocked at again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles. She said, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.”Terry was struck by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said,“Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness and harshness（刻薄）with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred（使模糊）by his cold mind.

63.Terry decided to move to another city because___________.

A.he wanted to earn more money there

B.he found it more challenging to live in a new place

C.he didn’t like the place where he lived

D.he thought he should change his job

64.Terry treated the little girl rudely because he thought_________.

A.the neighbor would often borrow things from him later

B.he had no friends in the new city

C.she was too young to play with candles

D.he was cheated at that time

65.It can be concluded that Terry realized that he used to be_________.

A.cold and harsh                                       B.lazy and negative

C.friendly and kind                                      D.crazy and rude

66.What would be the best title for this passage?

A.Help others to help yourself              B.Light the candle in your heart

C.Terry’s good neighbor                             D.God bless you

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A businessman lost his wallet. There was plenty of money in it. So he made a promise, "If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I'll give half the money to him."

A dustman found the wallet in a dustbin. He sent it back to the loser. But the businessman changed his mind.

"There was still a diamond ring in my wallet," said the loser, "I won't give half the money in my wallet to you until you return it to me!"

"I've never seen a diamond ring in the wallet," said the dustman.

They began to quarrel. The businessman refused to do what he had said. The dustman became angry and took him before a judge.

After the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, "I'm sure you are an honest man. It's true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. But it's also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. I don't think it's yours. Wait for some time. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!"

Then the judge turned to the dustman and said, "Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!"

1.The wallet the businessman lost ________.

A．was found in a shop

B．was sent to the judge

C．was found in a dustbin

D．was never to be found

2.The businessman was eager to get back the wallet because _________.

A．there was the address of an important judge in it

B．there was a lot of money in it

C．he put in it a diamond ring he had just bought

D．it was a very expensive one

3.Having heard what had happened, the judge _________ .

A．took the side of the businessman

B．made a wise decision

C．took pity on the loser

D．did not know what to do

4.Where do you think was the diamond ring?

A．The businessman hid it.

B．The dustman kept it

C．The judge stole it.

D．The story of the ring was nothing but a lie.

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The rich businessman _____ a school in the town where he was born and named it after his first teacher.

A. attended　　 B. discovered

C. represented　　 D. founded

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