请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D中），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. People quickly going home for the weekend 1their paces and put some 2into the hat of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came again, and put his 3on the ground gently. Different from the day before, he 4a large piece of paper on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he 5the violin and began playing.
Before long, the young violinist was 6by people, who were all attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “7, a gentleman named George Sang put a(n) 8thing into my hat 9. Please come to claim it soon.”
It caused a great excitement and people 10what it could be. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and 11through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his 12and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you’re an 13man and would certainly come here.”
The violinist took out a lottery ticket(彩票) on which George Sang’s name was seen and gave it to George, who 14the lottery ticket and kissed it, then he 15with the violinist.
The story turned out to be like this: George Sang 16a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500, 000. So he felt very 17after work the night before and felt the music was so wonderful that he put 50 dollars in the hat. 18, the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest 19always be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we may succeed 20. However, from the long-term view, we will be losers.
1.A. sped up B. slowed down C. set D. kept
2.A. money B. tickets C. food D. cards
3.A. violin B. wallet C. hat D. note
4.A. found B. noticed C. laid D. stuck
5.A. moved B. cleaned C. admired D. adjusted
6.A. surrounded B. praised C. encouraged D. questioned
7.A. Last week B. Yesterday morning C. This afternoon D. Last night
8.A. useful B. important C. new D. strange
9.A. on purpose B. at once C. by mistake D. with care
10.A. knew B. wondered C. realized D. noticed
11.A. walked B. forced C. passed D. rushed
12.A. violin B. ticket C. shoulders D. ears
13.A. honest B. interesting C. important D. exciting
14.A. seized B. received C. dropped D. purchased
15.A. argued B. danced C. left D. stayed
16.A. printed B. possessed C. lost D. bought
17.A. happy B. desperate C. grateful D. hopeful
18.A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Fortunately
19.A. can B. may C. should D. would
20.A. finally B. completely C. happily D. temporarily
—Let’s back up. Where was I?
—______.
A. You were in the kitchen. B. You left your book at home.
C. You were having a rest. D. You were talking about the cause.
Good job! Not a single mistake ______ in your homework.
A. you made B. made you C. did you make D. you did make
If you ______ half an hour every day for English reading, you are sure to improve your reading ability.
A. set aside B. put away C. take up D. give off
Hi, somebody ______ the window, please. It’s too cold in here.
A. closes B. close C. will close D. is closing
______ you think you can or not, you must finish the project before Friday.
A. If B. Unless C. Though D. Whether
