Twooldbeggars（乞丐）weresittingonabusycornerofabigcity.The...

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Two old beggars（乞丐） were sitting on a busy corner of a big city. They watched ___26__ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would __27_ a few coins in the hats in front of them.

Today was not a __28_ day for begging. The men were able to __29__ enough for a big meal. As it was getting dark, they started to __30_ their things.

Just as they were getting ready to leave, they ___31_ a man walking toward them. He was a ___32_ man - they could tell that from his fine clothes. The first beggar said to the second with __33__, “He’s coming our way!” the man stopped, ___34_ into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard __35_,wrapped (包裹)in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and _36_ his way.

“He could have easily left us a few _37_ or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy,” said the first beggar. He looked at the offering _38__.“There is no way we can _39_ this----we have no teeth.” With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away. Then he collected this things and __40_. The second beggar wanted to do the same,__41_ a second thought made him change his __42__.“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” he thought. “How _43_ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, He opened the white paper. To his _44_, there was no hard rock candy inside. _45_, a shiny white pearl(珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.

26. A. helplessly	B. happily	C. uselessly	D. quickly
27. A. steal	B. lose	C. drop	D. send
28. A. cloudy	B. bad	y	D. cold
29. A. collect	B. pick	C. buy	D. find
30. A. carry	B. hide	C. place	D. pack
31. A. felt	B. heard	C. noticed	D. believed
32. A. kind	B. strong	C. tall	D. rich
33. A. worry	B. excitement	C. fear	D. politeness
34. A. turned	B. looked	C. went	D. reached
35. A. candy	B. cake	C. rock	D. bread
36. A. forgot	B. changed	ed	D. continued
37. A. booked	s	ts	ers
38. A angrily	dly	ously	tly
39. A smell		C. like
40. A slept	B sat	C. left	d
41. A if	B although	C after	D but
42. A habit	B way	C mind	D rule
43. A nice	B funny	C clever	D strange
44. A interest	B sadness	C surprise	D pity
45. A. Besides	B. Instead	C. However	D. Again