Question

 There was once a man who was very rich but very mean at the same time. Nobody 1________him in

the village. One day he said to them, "I know you don't like me. When I 2 ________， I will give everything to you. Then everyone will be 3________ ."

Even then nobody believed him. The rich man couldn't 4________ why they didn't believe him. One day he went for a walk. Under a tree he happened to hear a pig and a cow 5________The pig said to the cow, "Everybody likes you 6 ________nobody likes me. Why? When I provide people with meat, ham and so on, I give three or four things to them. But you give only one thing― milk. Why do people like you  7________but not me?"

The cow answered, "Look, I give milk while I'm 8________ , They see that I am generous(慷慨的） with what I 9________ But you don't give them anything while you are alive. Only after you're dead do you give meat, ham and so on. People don't believe in the 10________ ， they believe in the present. If you give while you are alive, people will like you."

From that moment on, the rich man wasn't mean any more. Everyone began to like him. And he felt quite happy.

1.    A. believed   B. liked   C. hated    D. knew

2.    A. die    B. leave    C. return   D. arrive

3.    A. frightened  B. happy C. angry      D. safe

4.    A. agree  B. understand C. remember    D. forget

5.    A. crying  B. laughing C. singing  D. talking

6.    A. because    B. so    C. but       D. or

7.    A. sometimes    B. all the time C. at the beginning    D. in the end

8.    A. alive  B. dead       C. busy     D. free

9.    A. like      B. have        C. eat       D. say

10.  A. lifetime    B. competition C. friendship    D. future

Answer 1

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