题目内容：

 A young man was one day taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw   36   in the path a pair of old shoes. They guessed the shoes belonged to a poor man who had   37   finished his day’s work in a field close by.

　　The student   38   the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a(n)   39  : we will hide his shoes, and we stay behind those bushes to see his   40   when he cannot find them.”

　　“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never   41   ourselves in that way. You are   42  , and may give yourself a greater pleasure by helping the poor man. Perhaps we put a   43   into each shoe, and watch his reaction.”

　　The student did so, and they both   44   themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came   45   the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While   46   his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something   47  , he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin.

He was   48  , and looked at the coin again and again. He then looked around   49   on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and began to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was   50   on finding the other coin.

　　His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his   51  , looked up to heaven and preyed, He spoke of his wife, sick and   52  , and his children without bread. The timely giving, from some unknown hand, would   53   from dying.

　　The student was moved and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better pleased than if you had played your   54   trick?”

The youth replied, “Thank you! Sir! I feel now the   55   of those words, which I never understood before: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

1.A．hanging         B．lying            C．sitting               D．hiding

2.A．nearly       B．seemingly      C．closely         D．equally

3.A．looked back      B．referred to      C．turned to        D．puzzled over

4.A．fun              B．amusement    C．entertainment    D．trick

5.A．opinion          B．reaction         C．emotion           D．reply

6.A．treat        B．dedicate         C．amuse         D．occupy

7.A．healthy          B．cool             C．mean              D．rich

8.A．coin         B．penny           C．dollar             D．pound

9.A．performed    B．placed       C．played        D．proved

10.A．around          B．across           C．into               D．toward

11.A．taking on   B．looking on       C．putting on        D．hanging on

12.A．hard        B．tight           C．soft                    D．loose

13.A．surprised       B．excited          C．joyful            D．satisfied

14.A．that            B．it               C．themselves    D．himself

15.A．decreased   B．accelerated      C．doubled           D．improved

16.A．hands       B．knees            C．feet             D．legs

17.A．beautiful   B．merciless        C．hopeful           D．helpless

18.A．support      B．learn           C．treat           D．save

19.A．intended    B．required         C．wanted        D．interested

20.A．faith       B．fact             C．truth             D．reliability