Question

A king once had a fantastic diamond. He thought it was the best jewel(珠寶) in the world. One morning the king awoke and took out his jewel to enjoy_______ it as usual. But to his surprise, there was a single thin crack(裂縫) down its face.

The greatest jewelers were called to look at the stone in the ______ of fixing it. But nothing could be done. The crack ran so ______ down the face of the diamond that any effort to remove it would further destroy it.

Finally, one jeweler stepped forward and said he could save the diamond. And the king agreed that the jeweler could ______ a single night with the diamond. If he was able to fix it, then he would get great reward. If, however, he did not succeed, ______ worse was waiting for him.

Locked in his room, the jeweler took a long look at the stone. It was truly great, and the crack, however thin, could not be removed ______ destroying the jewel. What could be done?

The next ______, the jeweler came out with the stone in hand. Everybody was ______ by what they saw. The crack had not been removed. It remained in its place. The jeweler had instead etched(刻) a rose, the ______ of the kingdom, on the face of the diamond, turning the crack into its stem(莖).

The king stood up with tears in his two eyes. “Now, I truly have my crown jewel!” he said, “The diamond wasn’t perfect until now, but it was the ______ I have ever seen. It was, however, no different than any other stone. Now, though, I have a truly unique(獨(dú)一無(wú)二的) treasure!”

1.A. looking B. finding C. seeing D. watching

2.A. hope B. care C. permission D. notice

3.A. hardly B. quickly C. deeply D. widely

4.A. wait B. watch C. sleep D. spend

5.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

6.A. with B. without C. into D. except

7.A. morning B. night C. evening D. afternoon

8.A. annoyed B. shocked C. pleased D. disappointed

9.A. symbol B. picture C. sign D. slogan

10.A. worst B. best C. hardest D. oldest

Answer 1