阅读下面短文.掌握其大意.然后从各题所给的四个选项中.选出最佳选项. Once there lived a rich merchantand a poor sh

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。

Once there lived a rich merchant(商人)and a poor shoemaker in the same house．The merchant occupied the second floor, 1 the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor．The shoemaker was one of the 2 persons on earth．He worked from morning till night, singing merrily．His heart was filled with 3, whenever he saw the boots and shoes 4．Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he 5 knew how much wealth(财产)he had．He was always 6 over his gold and silver coins far into the night．Even in bed his uneasiness(不安)about his riches kept him 7．When at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an 8 riser．It continued all day and was a(n) 9 to the merchant．Day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of 10．He asked a wise friend of his how he could put an 11 to the shoemaker's song．“Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds, ” answered his friend．“You are rich enough to do that, I suppose．Ask for nothing in 12 ．Simply give the money．” The merchant 13 the advice．

When the shoemaker 14 the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was 15 to find shining coins．“I must hide this from the eyes of my neighbors．If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it, ” he thought．“I will 16 it away even from my wife．” So he hid the bag of money under the floor．From then on he 17 his neighbors as much as he could．His wife who had been the best 18 to him, became troublesome．Now his mind was too much set on the money bag to 19 to his work with diligence(勤劳)．He could not sing merrily now．20 he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy．

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