Every morning a woman made some bread for members of her family and an extra piece for whoever needed it. She would always 36. the extra piece on the windowsill(窗台).
She 37. an old man came every day and took the extra piece without expressing his 38. . This went on day after day. The woman felt very 39. . In order to punish him, she decided to add 40. to the bread she 41. for him! As she was about to place it on the windowsill, she 42. and gave up eventually. Immediately, she prepared another one and put it on the sill. 43. , the man came that day, picked up the bread and left, totally 44. of the anger in the heart of the woman.
That evening, there was a 45. on the door. As she opened it, she was 46. to find her son standing in the doorway. He had gone to a distant place to 47. his fortune. For many months she had heard no news of him.
Looking at his mother he said 48. , “ Mom, it is truly 49. I’m here. My business 50. so I had to beg for food on my way home. I would have died this morning, but just then an old man passed by. He was 51. enough to give me a piece of bread, and said, ‘ this is what I eat every day. Today, I shall give it to you, for your 52. is greater than mine!’ ”
As the mother 53. those words, her face turned pale. She 54. the 
poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not thrown it away, it would have been eaten by her own son and he would have 55. his life!
小题1:..
A．cut
B．taste
C．place
D．sell
小题2:.
A．doubted
B．noticed
C．hoped
D．worried小题3:.
A．appreciation
B．concern
C．regret
D．sympathy小题4:.
A．strange
B．sad
C．satisfied
D．angry小题5:.
A．sugar
B．salt
C．poison
D．milk小题6:.
A．cared
B．applied
C．prepared
D．begged小题7:..
A．agreed
B．hesitated
C．accepted
D．understood小题8:.
A．As usual
B．On the way
C．As a result
D．On the other hand小题9:.. A. uncertain B. unaware C
. unashamed D. unafraid
小题10:.
A．message
B．key
C．knife
D．knock小题11:.
A．curious
B．surprised
C．nervous
D．disappointed小题12:.
A．assess
B．spend
C．seek
D．bring小题13:..
A．cheerfully
B．carefully
C．proudly
D．weakly小题14:.
A．normal
B．amazing
C．terrible
D．necessary小题15:.
A．failed
B．succeeded
C．grew
D．continued小题16:..
A．unique
B．smart
C．kind
D．mean小题17:.
A．strength
B．job
C．help
D．need小题18:.
A．said
B．wrote
C．read
D．heard小题19:.
A．threw
B．remembered
C．kept
D．discovered小题20:.
A．lost
B．saved
C．started
D．built
