Once，a king showed two men a large basket in the garden.He told the m to fill it with water from a well.After they__1__their work，he left the m，saying，“When the sun is down，I will come and see your work.”
At last one of them said，“What‘s the use of doing this foolish work？We can__2__fill the basket.”__3__man answered，“That is none of your b usiness.”The first man said.“You may do as you like，but I am not going t o work at__4__so foolish.”He__5__his bucket and went away.The other m an said no word，and kept on carrying__6__.At last the well was almost__ 7__.
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket，he saw a bright t hing in it.He picked it up.It was a beautiful gold ring.Just then the king ca me.__8__he saw the ring，he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted.He told him to keep the ring for himself.“You__9__so well in this little thing，”he said，“__10__now I know I can believe you with many thi ngs.”
1. A.finished B.did C.began D.had
2. A.ever B.never C.easily D.no
3. A.The other B.Another C.One D.A second
4. A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
5. A.picked up B.put away C.took away D.threw away
6. A.water B.basket C.well D.work
7. A.full B.empty C.filled D.clean
8. A.While B.As soon as C.Before D.Since
9. A.have done B.will do C.do D.are doing
10.A.what B.why C.when D.that
答案解析
1.C.這裡did和finished都表示完成了這項工作，而給籃子裝滿水是不可能的，國王應在兩人開始打水後不久離開，所以應選began.
2.B.往籃子裡盛滿水是永遠不可能的，故選擇never.
3.A.兩者中的另一個用the other加名詞來表示。
4.C.the first man想離開，因為他覺得自己乾的是無用功，故選擇nothing
5.D.pick up意為“撿起”，pick away意為“放好”，take away意為“取走”，而throw down意為“扔掉、丟棄”，比較貼近文意，為正確選項。
6.A.根據文意，另一個人一直在打水，故選water.
7.B.不停地打水必然會導致井空，故選empty.
8.B.while引導從句時，從句應用延續性動詞，before和since不符合文意，as soon as…表示“一……就”為正確選項。
9.A.國王是因為這個誠實的人所做過的事情而表揚他，所以以應用完成時態have done.
10.D.國王講的最後一句話是含有“so……that”結構的複合句，意為“如此……以致”故選that
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