Anoldmanwasdying.Onebyonehisrelativesvisitedhim.Evenrel...

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An old man was dying. One by one his relatives visited him. Even relatives and friends he hadn’t seen for years ___21___ him to say farewell. They all ___22___ their deep love for him. ___23___ each came to him, the old man held each person by their ___24___ and spoke to each. To one he said, “Yes, I love you.” To ___25___ he said, “I go without any ill will.” To a third one he said, “Peace be with you.” And so to each person he said such ___26___ words. Then the old man ___27___ Nasrudin (a wise man in the Middle East). When Nasrudin came in, he stood on one side, ___28___ everyone and listened to what they said and what the dying man said to them. After a while, Nasrudin ___29___ his hands in the air, and when everyone ____30____ to hear him, Nasrudin said, “Fools! Why didn’t you visit him in his good ____31____? You didn’t love him when he was healthy, but you love him when he is dying!”

After that, Nasrudin turned to the ____32____ man and shouted, “Fool! Why didn’t you live with such nice feelings all the days when you were ____33____ and fully alive?” With that, Nasrudin left the ____34____. The old man ____35____ and said, “At last I've heard the ____36____. It is a blessing to ____37____ having heard the truth.” The old man died ____38____.

What about the others? They returned to their ____39____ business of life and continued as they always had been. And Nasrudin? When he returned to his ____40____ just outside the old man’s house, the donkey made a long high sound, “Hee-haw! Hee-haw!” Nasrudin said, “Yes, I know... You’re right... Live well; die well...”

21. A. called on        B. looked after         C. cared about          D. depended on

22. A. offered     B. bought               C. kept             D. expressed

23. A. Before           B. As               C. Because          D. Although

24. A. face         B. leg              C. hand             D. head

25. A. another          B. other                C. all              D. some

26. A. possible    B. necessary            C. polite               D. kind

27. A. visited          B. invited              C. bothered         D. employed

28. A. comforted        B. helped               C. observed         D. blamed

29. A. raised           B. lent             C. washed           D. hid

30. A. forced           B. turned               C. ordered          D. changed

31. A. need         B. mood             C. health               D. position

32. A. living           B. visiting         C. coming           D. dying

33. A. safe         B. important            C. weak             D. energetic

34. A. party            B. scene                C. meeting          D. conference

35. A. smiled           B. appeared         C. screamed         D. jumped

36. A. message      B. news             C. truth                D. fact

37. A. stay         B. work             C. sleep                D. die

38. A. secretly         B. proudly          C. sadly                D. peacefully

39. A. strange          B. normal               C. important            D. perfect

40. A. donkey           B. car              C. assistant            D. wife

【回答】

ADBCA  DBCAB  CDDBA  CDDBA

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