Long,long ago,there was a kind lady.Every time when she made bread for her family,she made a(n)(16)___ piece for any hungry person.She placed this piece of bread beside a window.When the woman did so,she always gave a prayer(祷告) for her son.Her son(17)___ a faraway place and she hadn't heard from him(18)___ a very long time.
Every day,a tramp(流浪汉) came and(19)___ the bread.He said when he was leaving,"The evil(恶) you do stays with you.The good you do comes back to you."
The woman felt irritated(恼怒的)."Not even a word of thanks",she said to herself with(20)___.
This went on,day by day.
Finally,the woman became so(21)___ that she decided to get rid of the tramp.She added poison to the bread that she was going to(22)___ to the tramp!When she was placing it,her hands shook."Look at(23)___ I've done!"she immediately threw the bread into fire and made(24)___ one.(25)___,the tramp came and picked up the bread."The evil you do stays with you.The good you do comes back to you,"he said again and left.
That evening,there was a knock on the door.(26)___,the women's son was standing in the doorway.He was tired and(27)___."Mum,I didn't think that I can come back home!While I was only a mile away,I was(28)___ hungry that I almost gave up.But just then an old tramp gave me a piece of bread.He said that the bread was his food every day.But today,he(29)___ give me the bread,for I needed it much more than he did!"
The lady's face turned pale when she(30)___ those words.The tramp's words suddenly came back to her,"The evil you do stays with you.The good you do comes back to you."
16.A.extraB.deliciousC.freshD.beautiful | |||
17.A.had been to | B.had visited | C.had gone to | D.had returned from |
18.A.since | B.for |