There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ____ 36 to him because it was a gift from his father. After _ 37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __ 38 __ from a group of children playing nearby. He __ 39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded. Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___ 40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __ 41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___ 42 ___. The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.” So the farmer __ 43 _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ___ 44 __ where the rest had failed. The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.” This shows us that sometimes a __ 45 __ mind can think better than an excited one.” 小题1: A．important B．expensive C．useless D．interesting 小题2: A．finding B．searching C．watching D．studying 小题3: A．money B．danger C．work D．help 小题4: A．promised B．taught C．warned D．believed 小题5: A．angrily B．slowly C．immediately D．hardly 小题6: A．rule B．book C．child D．watch 小题7: A．way B．chance C．lesson D．smile 小题8: A．threw B．sent C．gave D．caught 小题9: A．came B．knew C．succeeded D．suggested 小题10: A．beautiful B．smart C．peaceful D．quick