_____ the old man’s sons wanted to know was _...

_____ the old man’s sons wanted to know was ____ the gold had been hidden.

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An old man wanted to retire because of his poor health．The 　　　　 　 was in deciding which son would take his place．As his children gathered to　　　　 his birthday, the father announced his 　　　　　 ．The old man took out two boxes and said to his two sons．“Each of you take one．I want each of you to　　　　 　 it with what you believe to be the most 　　　　 　 thing for our successful business．　　　　 your choices, I will decide who will take 　　　　 　 the business,” father saiD． The next days the families and employees could sense the spirit of　　　　 between the boys.

It was January 1st and the family 　　　　 　 to celebrate again．“Please　　　　　 with me what’s in your box!” father saiD． The first son said, “It’s outside on the back of truck．The box you gave me was much too 　　　　 ” Father walked to the window and from that distance could see all．With a deep tone of　　　　　 , he asked the other son，“What do you have to give?”The son　　　　　 　 his father the box．The old man looked inside and with great　　　　 　 looked up at his son .“It’s　　　　　 !” father said .“Are you telling me that you have found nothing of value in our business?”

“On the contrary,” he saiD． “I could not place 　　　　　 　 I found most valuable in a box．How does one measure the value of quality and honesty? What size box would　　　　　　 　 the loyalty（忠诚） of our employees and customers? How big of a room would I need for our workers who have　　　　　 　 from our generous pay and health plan? Finally, father, the most valuable possessions（财富） I 　　　　　 　 hold are the love of you and mother.”

It was 　　　　 what decision was made that day．There will come a time when each of us will be asked by our father to share what we value most．I hope your box is empty.

1.A． praise　　　　　 B． challenge　　　　 C． suggestion　　　 　 D． advice

2.A． enjoy　　　　 B． concern　　　　　 　 C． celebrate　　　　 D． honor

3.A． retirement　 B． experience　　　　 C． money　　 　　　　 D． knowledge

4.A． cover　　　　　 B． provide　　　　 C． combine　　　 　　 　 D． fill

5.A． comfortable B． beautiful　　　 　 C． valuable　　 　　　 D． adjustable

6.A． Based on　　　 B． Stood for　　　 　　 C． Protected from　 D． Dressed up

7.A． up　　　　　　　　 B． over　　　　 　 　　 C． down　　　　　　 　 　 D． off

8.A． teamwork　　 　 B． achievement　 　　 C． competition　　　　 D． communication9.

9.A． forced　　　　 B． refused　　　　　 　 C． adjusted　　 　　 　 D． gathered

10.A． send　　　　　　 B． publish　　　　 　 C． share　　　　 　　 　 D． write

11.A． big　　　　　　 B． small　　　　　　 　　 C． light　　　　 　　 D． large

12.A． happiness　　　 B． illness　　　　 　　 C． sadness　　　　　　 D． loneliness

13.A． posted　　　　 B． packed　　　　　 　　 C． wrapped　　　　　 D． handed

14.A． delight　　　　 B． shock　　　　 　 C． mystery　　　　　 D． devotion

15.A． empty　 　　　　 B． wonderful　　 　　 C． terrible　　　　　 D． ugly

16.A． where　　　 　　 B． when　　　　 　 　　 　 C． how　　　　 　　　 　 D． what

17.A． sensed　　　　　 B． measured　　　　 　 C． hold　　　　 　　　 D． compared

18.A． benefited　　　 B． suffered　　　　　　 C． learned　　　　　　 D． heard

19.A． severely　　 B． luckily　　　　　　 C． sadly　　　　　 　 D． slightly

20.A． obvious　　　　 B． nervous　　　　　　 C． anxious　　　　　　 D． mysterious

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An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course, when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.

My money has finished and my friends have gone, said the young man. What will happen to me now?

Don't worry , young man, answered Nasreddin. Everything will soon be all right again. Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.

The young man was very glad .Am I going to get rich again then? he asked Nasreddin.

No, I didn't mean that, said the old man. I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.

1.An old man died and left his son_______.

2.When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.

3.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.

4.Nasreddin meant the young man______.

5.What this story tells us is________.

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An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course ,when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.

My money has finished and my friends have gone, said the young man. What will happen to me now?

Don't worry , young man, answered Nasreddin. Everything will soon be all right again. Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.

The young man was very glad .Am I going to get rich again then? he asked Nasreddin.

No, I didn't mean that, said the old man. I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.

1.An old man died and left his son_______.

2.When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.

3.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.

4.Nasreddin meant the young man______.

5.What this story tells us is________.

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An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow landed on their window. The father asked his son,“What is that?”The son replied,“That’s a crow.”

After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, The son said,“Father, I told you just now. It is a crow.”After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time,“What is that?”This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone,“It’s a crow, a crow.”

After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time,“What is that?”This time his son shouted at the father,“Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, ‘IT IS A CROW.’ Are you not able to understand this?”

A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.

“Today my little son aged 3 was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I did not at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.”

If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud,“I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the BEST way no matter how they behave.”

1.The writer mainly intends to ________.

A. call on us to love our parents

B. tell us the function of a diary

C. teach us what a crow is

D. introduce a pair of son and father

2.We can know that the father wrote this diary at the age of ________.

A. eighty　　 B. thirty-eight

C. forty-five　　 D. thirty-five

3.The underlined word “affection” probably means ________.

A. puzzle　　 B. hatred

C. worry　　 D. love

4.Why did the father ask his son questions about the crow?

A. He wanted to test his son’s patience.

B. He had trouble in hearing.

C. He tried to remind his son of what he did in the past.

D. He didn’t want to be treated as a burden.

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An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow(乌鸦) landed on their window.

The father asked his son, “What is that?”

The son replied, “That is a crow.”

After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is that?”

The son said, “Father, I told you just now. It is a crow.”

After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, “What is this?”

This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already. ‘IT IS A CROW.’ Are you not able to understand this?”

A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page:

Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I did not at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.

If you parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, “I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the BEST way no matter how they behave.”

1.The writer mainly intends to ______.

A. tell us the function of a diary

B. call on us to love our parents

C. teach us what a crow is

D. introduce a pair of son and father

2.According to the passage, the son felt _____ when his father kept asking the same question.

A. puzzled　　　　 B. angry　　　　 C. grateful　　 D. surprised

3.We can know that the father wrote this diary at the age of ______.

A. eighty　　　 　　　 B. forty-give

C. thirty-eight　　　 D. thirty-five

4.The old man brought out the diary, which he had kept since his son was born, because ___.

A. he forgot what had happened

B. he would like his son to read it

C. it could remind himself of the past

D. he wanted to find what a crow was in his diary

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Little _________ that he was seriously ill himself.

A. the old man know　　 B. did the old man know

C. the old man knew　　 D. did the old man knew

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

An old man once had an argument with his only son. He tried to __36__ many times, but the young man would not __37__. The father never__38__ because he loved his son with all his heart, but the son would not give in, __39__ he was too blinded by his pride.

Years passed and as the man lay in his deathbed, he made a __40__ attempt to reconcile (和解) with his son, but __41__ he would not listen and so the father died with a heart full of __42__.

During this time the son too had a child who had now __43__ into a young adult. To this child he never __44__ his father and when the young man asked about his grandfather he __45__   tell him never to mention him again.

One day, they two were involved in a hot __46__ and his son fled away as he did many years ago. This made the man extremely__47__ and this time he had no __48__, but felt completely isolated. (孤立的)

He was afraid that he would__49__ his son forever and for the first time after many years he realized how his father must have__50__ many years back.

He remembered how he had __51__ his old man and only at that point he realized the extent of the hurt he had caused. The __52__ he thought the more he understood how unjust he was with his old father, the man who gave him everything __53__ his life.

With these sad thoughts he felt __54__ on the couch. The next morning when he opened his eyes he found __55__ lying in his bed and in front of him stood his son. The man could not believe his eyes, and the two hugged each other while they cried together.

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An old man once had an argument with his only son. He tried to __16__ many times, but the young man would not __17__. The father never__18__ because he loved his son with all his heart, but the son would not give in, __19__ he was too blinded by his pride.

Years passed and as the man lay in his deathbed, he made a __20__ attempt to reconcile (和解) with his son, but __21__ he would not listen and so the father died with a heart full of __22__.

During this time the son too had a child who had now __23__ into a young adult. To this child he never __24__ his father and when the young man asked about his grandfather he __25__   tell him never to mention him again.

One day, they two were involved in a hot __26__ and his son fled away as he did many years ago. This made the man extremely__27__ and this time he had no __28__, but felt completely isolated. (孤立的)

He was afraid that he would__29__ his son forever and for the first time after many years he realized how his father must have__30__ many years back.

He remembered how he had __31__ his old man and only at that point he realized the extent of the hurt he had caused. The __32__ he thought the more he understood how unjust he was with his old father, the man who gave him everything __33__ his life.

With these sad thoughts he felt __34__ on the couch. The next morning when he opened his eyes he found __35__ lying in his bed and in front of him stood his son. The man could not believe his eyes, and the two hugged each other while they cried together.

1.                A．bend          B．predict         C．apologize D．seek

2.                A．stop           B．listen           C．chose    D．come

3.                A．brought about   B．gave up         C．got in D．made up

4.                A．if             B．when          C．thought   D．because

5.                A．final           B．big            C．latest D．useless

6.                A．still            B．ever           C．once D．just

7.                A．anger          B．curiosity        C．sorrow   D．gratitude

8.                A．left out         B．grown up       C．put aside  D．turned up

9.                A．mentioned      B．hid            C．praised   D．forgave

10.               A．would          B．need          C．must  D．might

11.               A．imagination     B．room          C．argument  D．discussion

12.               A．sad            B．confused       C．annoyed   D．afraid

13.               A．thought        B．pride          C．laugh D．guess

14.               A．throw          B．change         C．return D．lose

15.               A．felt            B．done          C．watched   D．regretted

16.               A．hurt           B．abandoned      C．disappointed   D．scolded

17.               A．better         B．higher         C．more D．older

18.               A．before         B．throughout      C．into  D．against

19.               A．painful         B．frightened      C．relaxed   D．asleep

20.               A．his father       B．his son         C．someone  D．himself

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It was already dark when an old man came to a small town. He found an inn and wanted to stay there for the night. After he had gone to his room, the owner said to his wife, “Look at his bag, dear. I’m sure there are lots of valuable things in it. I want to steal it when he is asleep.”

“No, no,” said the woman. “He must look for his bag tomorrow morning. Then he’ll take you before the judge.” They thought and at last the woman had an idea. “We have forgetful grass,” said the woman, “Why not put some into his food? If he has the food, he will forget to take his bag away.” “How clever you are!” said the owner, “Don’t forget it when you prepare supper for him.”

The old man had the food with the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning, when the owner got up, he found the door was open and the old man had left with his bag. He woke his wife up and said angrily, “What a fool! Your forgetful grass isn’t useful at all.” “No, no,” said the woman. “I don’t think so. He must forget something.” “Oh, I’ve remembered!” The owner cried out suddenly, “He forgot…”

1.The old man came to the inn _______.

A．in the morning                         B．in the afternoon

C．in the evening                          D．at night

2.The owner and his wife wanted to _______.

A．get the man’s bag                      B．steal the man’s money

C．make the man pay them more              D．hide the man’s bag

3.The owner and his wife put the forgetful grass into the food because _______.

A．the old man always forgot something

B．they wanted to make the food better

C．they hoped the old man would leave the bag in the inn

D．they wanted to know if the grass was useful

4.According to the passage the old man forgot _______.

A．to take his bag away

B．to tell the owner when he left

C．to close the door when he went to sleep

D．to pay them the inn money

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Both the owner and his wife were clever.

B．The owner of the inn got nothing from the old man.

C．The old man left the inn without his bag.

D．The woman forget to put the grass into the food.

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