1. A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards(胡须) sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I
you, but you must be hungry. Please
and have something to eat.”
“Is the man of the house
?” they asked. “No,” she replied(答复), “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her
came home, she told him
had happened. “Go tell them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house
,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth(财富),” he said,
one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and
your husband which one of us you want in your home.”
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was
. “How nice!” he said. “Since(既然) that is
, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife
. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own
, “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us
our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite
to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our
.”
Love got up and
walking toward the house.
The other two also got up and followed him.
, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”
The old men replied together, “If you had invited Wealth or Success,
two of us would have stayed out, but since you
Love, wherever he goes, we go with him.
there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”
【小题1】 | A.like | B.know | C.recognize | D.need |
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【小题2】 | A.go out | B.get away | C.get up | D.come in |
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【小题4】 | A.friend | B.father | C.brother | D.husband |
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【小题6】 | A.one by one | B.one after another | C.alone | D.together |
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【小题7】 | A.laughing at | B.looking at | C.pointing to | D.staring at |
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【小题8】 | A.argue with(争论) | B.discuss with | C.debate with(辩论) | D.quarrel with(争吵) |
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【小题9】 | A.excited | B.surprised | C.shocked | D.tired |
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【小题10】 | A.the situation | B.the position | C.the case(情形) | D.the point(要点) |
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【小题11】 | A.agreed | B.appreciated(欣赏) | C.nodded | D.disagreed |
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【小题12】 | A.suggestion | B.decision | C.solution | D.explanation(解释) |
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【小题13】 | A.discuss | B.take | C.consider | D.ignore(忽视) |
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【小题14】 | A.Success | B.Wealth | C.Love | D.them |
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【小题15】 | A.friend | B.relative | C.son-in-law | D.guest |
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【小题16】 | A.started | B.stopped | C.continued | D.enjoyed |
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【小题17】 | A.Pleased | B.Surprised | C.Worried | D.Disappointed |
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【小题18】 | A.others | B.another | C.other | D.the other |
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【小题19】 | A.invited | B.invite | C.had invited | D.will invite |
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【小题20】 | A.Wherever | B.However | C.Whenever | D.Whatever |
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