In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _26 _. Three of those rich men and their servants were _27 _together on a road when they came to a very _28 _village. The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _29 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _30 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left. The second rich man ,seeing the _31 situation, stopped for a short time and gave _32 all his food and drink, since he _33 see that money would be of little _34 to them. He made sure that they each _35 their fair share and would have enough food to _36 for some time . Then, he left. The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _37 and went straight through the _38 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other _39 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _40 that they themselves had been there to offer help. However, three days later, they 41 the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was 42 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 43 the gold and valuables they had been 44 ,were now full of farming tools and bags of 45 .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 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．taccepted 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