Once there lived an old man. He liked gold（金子）better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have enough gold, I will be the happiest man in the world.”
One day when he was traveling（旅行）in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of gold. He was so sad that he threw away（扔掉）the bag and began crying.
Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.
The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.

A．food

B．water

C．gold

D．money

When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.

A．food or water	B．rocks and sand
C．bags full of gold	D．food and water

The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.

A．the bag was too small

B．the gold wasn’t his

C．he was very hungry and thirsty

D．he didn’t like gold at all

In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.

A．the best thing	B．the worst thing
C．better than anything	D．not the best thing