五、完形填空。(2025·江苏宿迁·调研)
One day, a student was taking a walk with his teacher, who was famous for his
kindness
1
. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying on the path. The shoes may belong to a poor man who was working in a
field
2
nearby.
The student turned to the teacher,
saying
3
, “Let’s play a trick on the man: we will hide his shoes, and hide
ourselves
4
behind those bushes, and wait to see his feelings when he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” answered the teacher, “we should never enjoy ourselves by tricking the
poor
5
. But if you are rich, it may give yourself much
greater
6
pleasure by helping the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch him carefully.”
The student did so, and they
both
7
hid themselves behind the bushes.
The poor man soon finished his work and came across the field to the path
for
8
his coat and shoes. He put his foot into one of his shoes, but felt
something
9
hard, so he stopped and found the coin. He then looked around, but saw nobody. He began to put on
the other
10
shoe, and his surprise was doubled on finding the other coin. He felt very
excited
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, fell down to the ground, looked up to the sky and shouted aloud, “Thanks.” His wife, sick, and his children,
without
12
bread, all got help from some strange
people
13
. They would be happy to know that.
The student was
deeply
14
moved, and his eyes were filled with tears. He said, “Sir, now I feel the truth of those words that I never understood
before
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: It is more pleasant to give than to receive.”
(
C
)1. A. carelessness B. happiness C. kindness D. shyness
(
B
)2. A. factory B. field C. park D. garden
(
A
)3. A. saying B. said C. lying D. shouted
(
D
)4. A. themselves B. himself C. yourself D. ourselves
(
B
)5. A. rich B. poor C. young D. old
(
A
)6. A. greater B. smaller C. harder D. slower
(
C
)7. A. all B. either C. both D. neither
(
D
)8. A. with B. in C. on D. for
(
B
)9. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
(
D
)10. A. some B. another C. others D. the other
(
C
)11. A. exciting B. boring C. excited D. bored
(
A
)12. A. without B. at C. with D. as
(
D
)13. A. somebody B. anybody C. human D. people
(
C
)14. A. happily B. usually C. deeply D. sadly
(
A
)15. A. before B. after C. later D. ago