Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they their work, he left them, saying, “when the sun is down, I will come and see yow work."
At last one of them said, "What's the use of doing this foolish work? We can fill the basket." man answered," That is none of your business."The first man said. "You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at____ so foolish."He _____his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying __At last the well was almost ____.
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself.
"You ____so well in this little thing, " he said," ____now know I can believe you with many things."
小题1:A. finished B. did C. began
小题2:A. ever B. never C. easily
小题3:A. The other B. Another C. One
小题4:A. anything B. something C. nothing
小题5:A. threw away B. put away C. took away
小题6:A. water B. basket C. well
小题7:A. full B. empty C. filled
小题8:A. While B. As soon as C. Since
小题9:A. have done B. will do C. are doing
小题10:A. what B. that C. when
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:A
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:B
题目分析：这篇短文主要介绍了过去一个国王让两个人向篮子里装水，一个人放弃了，另一个人按照国王的指示，一直做下去，直到井快干了时，发现了一个戒指。国王通过这件事，认为这个人就是他能信任的人。
小题1:考查动词及语境的理解。根据后文可知他们开始了工作后,他就离开他们。故选C。
小题2:考查频率副词及语境的理解。根据上下文可知我们永远不可能装满这个篮子，故选B。从不。
小题3:考查代词及语境的理解。根据上下文可知一共有两个人，另一个用the other,故选A
小题4:考查不定代词及语境的理解。根据句意你想做就做吧我不想做这么愚蠢的事情了。故选A
小题5:考查动词词组及语境的理解。他扔掉篮子，然后走了。A扔掉B收起来C拿走，根据句意，故选A
小题6:考查名词及语境的理解。另一个人不说一句话，一直在担着水，根据上下文可知，故选A，水。
小题7:考查形容词及语境的理解。最后井几乎就干了。A满地B空的C装满，根据句意，故选B。
小题8:考查连词及语境的理解。他一看到了戒指,他就知道他找到了他想要找的那种人，A当B一……就……C自从，根据句意，故选B。
小题9:考查动词及语境的理解。在这么小的事情上你已经做的很好了。根据下文可知用现在完成时，故选A
小题10:考查连接词及语境的理解。so…that…如此的……以至于……，根据句意，在这么小的事情上你已经做的很好了那么我在许多事情上能相信你，故选B。