In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty, and only the rich could manage without great problems. It is said that one day three of those rich men and their servants were 1 together on a road when they came to a very 2 village.
The first could not stand seeing the 3 , so he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared them out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man, seeing the 4 situation, stopped for a short time and then decided to give the 5 all his food and drink, since he could see that money would be of little 6 to them. He made sure that they each 7 their fair share and would have enough food to 8 for some time. Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, 9 and went straight through the poverty-stricken 10 without stopping. The two other rich men saw all this from a distance and commented heatedly with each other on how the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was 11 that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, to their great surprise, three days later, they 12 the third rich man, who was coming in the 13 direction. He was still traveling quickly, but his wagons, instead of the gold and valuables they had been 14 , were now completely full of farming tools and bags of 15 . He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
1. A. standing B. traveling C. gathering D. running
2. A. faraway B. different C. poor D. ancient
3. A. land B. welfare C. richness D. poverty
4. A. curious B. worrying C. dangerous D. puzzling
5. A. villagers B. servants C. others D. rest
6. A. interest B. concern C. use D. attraction
7. A. returned B. possessed C. offered D. received
8. A. remain B. last C. supply D. share
9. A. turned around B. looked down C. came across D. sped up
10. A. village B. land C. field D. road
11. A. good B. certain C. true D. strange
12. A. welcomed B. met C. accepted D. persuaded
13. A. opposite B. same C. similar D. familiar
14. A. loading B. treasuring C. carrying D. earning
15. A. food B. jewels C. money D. seeds
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