In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _36 . Three of those rich men and their servants were _37 _together on a road when they came to a very _38 _village. The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _39 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared 40 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left. The second rich man ,seeing the _41 situation, stopped for a short time and gave _42 all his food and drink, since he _43 see that money would be of little _44 to them. He made sure that they each 45 their fair share and would have enough food to _46 for some time . Then, he left. The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _47 and went straight through the _48 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other 49 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _50 that they themselves had been there to offer help. However, three days later, they 51 the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was 52 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 53 the gold and valuables they had been 54 ,were now full of farming tools and bags of 55 .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty. 小题1: A．loss B．expectations C．success D．problems 小题2: A．standing B．travelling C．gathering D．running 小题3: A．faraway B．poor C．different D．ancient 小题4: A．unless B．because C．so D．if 小题5: A．them B．anything C．nothing D．those 小题6: A．curious B．worrying C．dangerous D．puzzling 小题7: A．the villagers B．his servants C．the others D．the rest 小题8: A．could B．might C．should D．must 小题9: A．interest B．concern C．use D．attraction 小题10: A．returned B．gained C．offered D．received 小题11: A．remain B．last C．supply D．share 小题12: A．turned back B．set out C．showed off D．speeded up 小题13: A．village B．land C．field D．road 小题14: A．whether B．how C．where D．when 小题15: A．good B．certain C．true D．strange 小题16: A．welcomed B．met C．accepted D．persuaded 小题17: A．still B．already C．always D．indeed 小题18: A．except B．instead of C．apart from D．along with 小题19: A．loading B．treasuring C．carrying D．earning 小题20: A．food B．jewels C．money D．seeds