There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn. The watch was very cheap

There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn（谷仓）. The watch was very cheap but it was very   1  to him because it was a gift from his father.

After   2   the barn for along time, he gave up and asked for   3   from agroup of children playing nearby.

He   4   them that theperson who found the watch would be rewarded（报偿）.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn   5 . They searched everywhere but still could not find the  6  .Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him andasked to be given another   7  .

The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? Afterall, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer   8   thelittle boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with thewatch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he   9__where others had failed.

The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit quietly andlisten for the sound of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes a   10  mind can think better than an excited one.

1.A. important   B. expensive  C.useless      D. interesting

2.A. finding     B. searching  C.watching     D. studying

3.A. money     B. danger     C.work        D. help

4.A. promised   B. taught     C.warned       D. believed

5.A. angrily     B. slowly     C.quickly      D. hardly

6.A. rule        B.book      C. child        D.watch

7.A. way        B.chance    C. lesson       D. smile

8.A. threw       B. sent     C. gave         D.caught

9.A. came       B. knew     C.succeeded     D. suggested

10.A. beautiful   B. smart     C.peaceful       D. quick

试题答案

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.C

【解析】

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