Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they ____ their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can ___ fill the basket.” ____ man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at ____ so foolishly.” He ____ his bucket(圆桶) and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying ____. At last the well was almost ____.
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He ______. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. ____ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You ___ so well in this little thing,” he said, “ What now I know I can believe you with many things.”
小题1:
A.finished
B.did
C.began
D.had小题2:
A.never
B.also
C.hard
D.always小题3:
A.The other
B.Another
C.One
D.A second小题4:
A.anything
B.something
C.nothing
D.everything小题5:
A.picked up
B.put away
C.took away
D.threw away小题6:
A.water
B.basket
C.well
D.work小题7:
A.full
B.empty
C.filled
D.clean小题8:
A.put it up
B.looked it up
C.picked it up
D.gave it up小题9:
A.While
B.As soon as
C.Before
D.Since小题10:
A.have done
B.will do
C.do
D.are doing