阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A long time ago, there lived a wise man named Zun-Nun in Egypt. A young man came to visit him and asked, “Teacher, why do you dress in 36 a way? Nowadays it’s necessary to dress neatly(整洁地), isn’t it? Or how will people know you’re really a 37 and wise man?”
Zun-Nun smiled, took a ring from his finger and said, “Young friend, I’ll answer your question, 38 first do one thing for me. Take this ring to the market. Can you sell it for one chip of gold?”
When the young man looked at Zun-Nun’s dirty ring, he thought to 39 , “How will I sell it at that price?”
He 40 the ring to the vegetable, meat and fish traders and others in the market. But 41 was willing to pay a chip of gold.
He returned and told this to Zun-Nun. Zun-Nun said, “Now go to the gold shop and show the ring to the owner. Don’t give a 42 , just see how much he will pay.”
One hour 43 , the young man was back. “Teacher, people in the market really didn’t know the value of this ring. The gold shop owner 44 me 1,000 chips of gold.”
Zun-Nun smiled. “That’s the answer to your question, my friend. Someone can’t be valued only from his 45 . The ring was a gift from the emperor,” he said.
1. A. so B. such C. this D. that
2.A. special B. strange C. common D. stupid
3.A. until B. however C. though D. but
4.A. him B. it C. himself D. itself
5.A. gave B. showed C. sold D. provided
6.A. nobody B. neither C. anyone D. everyone
7.A. ring B. idea C. price D. reason
8.A. after B. before C. ago D. later
9.A. cost B. offered C. spent D. lent
10.A. words B. thoughts C. knowledge D. dress
–Would you mind going to the park with us this Sunday?
--_____. I haven’t been outdoors these days. I can’t wait.
A. Sorry, I can’t B. Sure, I’d love to C. Certainly not D. My pleasure
–The light in Bill’s office is still on. I wonder ______.
--Maybe at midnight again.
A. if will he stop working B. why he works so hard
C. how long will he work D. when he will stop working
Yesterday, Mr. Green went to his hometown and visited the old house ____ he was born in.
A. which B. where C. what D. it
–Oh, my God! I have ______ five pounds.
--Don’t worry. It’s normal for a growing teenage girl.
A. put up B. put off C. put on D. put down
As China grows stronger and stronger, Chinese ______ in more and more schools out of our country.
A. teaches B. is taught C. has taught D. was taught