Question

In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his _____. His music was so great that many people put money into his _____.

The next day, the young artist came to the _____ place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put _____ on the ground. The paper read, “Last night, a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat _____. Please come to get it soon.”

_____ about half an hour, a(n) _____ man ran there in a hurry, “Oh, it’s you. You did come here.” The young violinist asked _____, “Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose anything?” “Lottery. It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.

The violinist _____ a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist ______ it to him.

Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you ______ play the violin every day to make your tuition(學(xué)費) in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”

The violinist said, “______ I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”

Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so ______. But being ______ should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may ______ in a short period. However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

1.A. piano B. guitar C. violin D. sax

2.A. bowl B. hat C. pocket D. hands

3.A. similar B. different C. strange D. same

4.A. it B. its C. they D. them

5.A. by then B. by mistake C. by the way D. by hand

6.A. After B. Before C. From D. When

7.A. young B. old C. small D. tall

8.A. coldly B. angrily C. calmly D. sadly

9.A. took out B. took off C. took back D. took away

10.A. sold B. bought C. gave D. lent

11.A. could B. had to C. should D. must

12.A. Although B. Once C. If D. Unless

13.A. many B. much C. little D. few

14.A. kind B. rich C. honest D. poor

15.A. fail B. relax C. suffer D. succeed

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