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,并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。
A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw 21 in the path a pair of old shoes, which they 22 belonged to a poor man who was employed in a field close by.
The student turned to the professor, saying, “Let us play the man a 23 : we will hide his shoes and wait to see his 24 when he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never amuse ourselves at the 25 of the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure 26 the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch 27 the discovery affects him.”
The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by.
The poor man soon finished his work, and came 28 the field to the path where he had left his shoes. While 29 his foot into one of his shoes, he 30 something hard, 31 he bent down and found the coin. Astonishment and 32 were seen upon his face. He then looked around himself on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was 33 on finding the other coin. His feelings 34 him; he fell upon his 35 , looked up to heaven and thanked God aloud.
The student stood there 36 affected, and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better 37 than if you had played your 38 trick?” The youth replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the 39 of those words, which I never understood before: It is more blessed to 40 than to receive.”
A.sitting B.lying C.hiding D.laying
A.imagined B.expected C.supposed D.recognized
A.trick B.role C.part D.game
A.impatience B.puzzlement C.pity D.disappointment
A.expense B.risk C.need D.poverty
A.in reply to B.in response to C.by means of D.by way of
A.why B.when C.where D.how
A.across B.around C.through D.towards
A.rising B.rushing C.slipping D.sliding
A.found B.noticed C.kicked D.felt
A.but B.so C.as D.for
A.wonder B.admiration C.guilt D.anxiety
A.advanced B.improved C.progressed D.doubled
A.grasped B.overcame C.inspired D.sank
A.knees B.hands C.feet D.legs
A.generally B.fairly C.deeply D.naturally
A.excited B.satisfied C.touched D.pleased
A.intended B.required C.wanted D.interested
A.fact B.truth C.reality D.faith
A.reward B.win C.give D.send