A man was on his way to another world， either heaven（天堂） or hell（地狱）． When he was halfway there， he saw a beautiful， huge（31）　　． The owner came out and asked the man to stay and live in the palace．

The man said， "I have been working hard my whole life． And now I just want to eat and sleep（32）　　doing any work．"

The owner of the palace said， "If（33）　　， there is nowhere else better than here for you． There are many delicious（34）　　in my palace． And I promise that nothing needs to be done by you．"

"That is great! This must be heaven!" said the man． And he stayed in the palace．

（35）　　， the man felt very happy with a life of eating and sleeping． But gradually， he felt a bit lonely and bored． So he went to the owner and said， "Just eating and sleeping every day is very （36）　　． Now I'm losing interest in this kind of life． Could you help me find a （37）　　？"

The owner replied， "Sorry， there are no jobs here at all．"

After another few months， the man could not （38）　　it any more and went to the owner again． "I really can't stand this kind of life any more，" he said． "If you do not offer me a job， I would （39）　　to go to hell rather than live here．"

The owner smiled． "（40）　　do you think we are now？" he said． "Heaven？ We are actually in hell!"

31． A． garden	B． museum	C． palace
32． A． by	B． without	C． for
33． A． so	B． not	C． any
34． A． beds	B． foods	C． drinks
35． A． In the end	B． At the same time	C． At first
36． A． pleasant	B． comfortable	C． boring
37． A． job	B． wife	C． toy
38． A． stand	B． mind	C． hate
39． A． have	B． prefer	C． plan
40． A． Where	B． What	C． How