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In a land far away,
once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困),
and only the rich could manage without great__1__. Three of those rich men and their servants were__42__together on a road when they came to a very__43__village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, __44__he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared__5__out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck,
and he left.
The second rich man,
seeing the__46__situation,
stopped for a short time and gave__47__all his food and drink,
since he__48__see that money would be of little__49__to them. He made sure that they each__50__ their fair share and would have enough food to__51__ for some time. Then,
he left.
The third rich man,
on seeing such poverty, __52__and went straight through the__53__without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other__54__the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was__55__that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However,
three days later,
they__56__the third rich man,
who was coming in the opposite direction. He was__57__travelling quickly,
but his wagons, __58__the gold and valuables they had been__59__，
were now full of farming tools and bags of__0__. He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
41. A. loss
B. expectations
C. success
D. problems
42. A. standing
B. travelling
C. gathering
D. running
43. A. faraway
B. poor
C. different
D. ancient
44. A. unless
B. because
C. so
D. if
45. A. them
B. anything
C. nothing
D. those
46. A. curious
B. worrying
C. dangerous
D. puzzling
47. A. the villagers
B. his servants C. the others
D. the rest48. A. could
B. might
C. should
D. must
49. A. interest B. concern
C. use
D. attraction
50. A. returned
B. gained
C. offered
D. received51. A. remain
B. last
C. supply
D. share
52. A. turned back
B. set out
C. showed off
D. speeded up
53. A. village
B. land
C. field
D. road
54. A. whether
B. how
C. where
D. when
55. A. good
B. certain
C. true
D. strange
56. A. welcomed
B. met
C. accepted
D. persuaded
57. A. still
B. already
C. always
D. indeed
58. A. except for
B. instead of
C. apart from
D. along with
59. A. loading
B. treasuring
C. carrying
D. earning
60. A. food
B. jewels
C. money
D. seeds