Ⅲ. 完形填空(10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beard sitting in her front yard. She did not___1___ them before. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be__2___. Please come in and have something to eat.” “We do not go into the house together,” they replied. “Why is that?” she wanted to know. One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” pointing to one of his friends, and then pointed to ___3__one and said, “He is Success and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and___4__ with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was very glad. “How nice!” he said, “ Let us invite Wealth. Let him come in and fill our home with wealth!” His wife  disagreed. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter was listening from the corner of the house. She jumped with her own suggestion, “Wouldn’t it be __5___ to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!”

“Let us follow our daughter’s __6___ .” the husband said to his wife, “Go out and invite Love to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men. “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking ___7___the house. The other two also got up and followed him.

 ___8___, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?” the old men replied together, “If you had invited Wealth __9___Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever he goes, we’ll go with him. ___10___there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

(   ) 1. A. notice   B. invite         C. meet      D. see

(   ) 2. A. thirsty   B. tired          C. sleepy    D. hungry

(   ) 3. A. other    B. the other     C. another    D. others

(   ) 4. A. fight     B. agree        C. discuss    D. express

(   ) 5. A. good     B well            C. better      D. worse

(   ) 6. A. conclusion                 B. advice      

C. action                             D. order

(   ) 7. A. against  B. out of               C. toward    D. into

(   ) 8. A. Surprised                    B. Excited 

C. Pleased                    D. Disappointed

(   ) 9. A. or         B. but             C. and        D. both

(   )10. A. However                    B. Wherever

C. Whenever                 D. Whatever

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