题目内容：

    Now it was time for the wheat to come into the ears, but the weather was so dry that the old men's hair was turning grey out of concern. This morning, the clouds were rolling and the thunders were________. It began to pour soon. Finally, the old farmers who were looking forward to the rain happily ran to the_________of the field, looked at the rain-fed crops, and made a ________to the sky excitedly.

A stone lying on the ground witnessed this and was very unhappy about it. It said_________ “Oh, it seems that everything is happy for it! It seems that the rain were an international guest of________ but what did it do? It has only been two________ three hours. What's the big deal? Nonsense!” The stone looked at himself and said, “Yes. I have lived here for thousands of years. I have been so_________ and polite, but no one comes to________ me and thank me. The world is so________.It's _________ that I often hear people say the world is ugly.”

“Shut up!” An insect listened impatiently and ________ the stone with a firm tone: “The rain does not ________ long and sometimes even remains at most one hour, but rain is moistening the earth. With the________ of the rain water, the farmers can get harvest, and________ living here for hundreds of thousands of years in the field, you are completely useless. Not only that, but you are still________ this piece of rich soil. You are just a piece of useless_________. Who got any good from you? You are worthless, isn't it? ” The stone was________ and bowed his head in ________

Similar to this stone, some people like to boast(自吹自擂) of their forty years of hard labor and their ________ to the people. What is the essential difference between them? No one has received any benefits from them, and what is the ________ of their existence?

1.A.flashing B.appearing C.booming D.happening

2.A.center B.edge C.bottom D.top

3.A.bow B.choice C.decision D.hit

4.A.enthusiastically B.disgusting C.enviously D.deliberately

5.A.honor B.pleasure C.pity D.trouble

6.A.and B.to C.or D.till

7.A.hopeful B.modest C.helpful D.proud

8.A.inform B.greet C.praise D.comfort

9.A.unfortunate B.unfair C.awkward D.impressive

10.A.no doubt B.no pain C.no way D.no wonder

11.A.interrupted B.refused C.disturbed D.interviewed

12.A.arrive B.leave C.last D.lie

13.A.instruction B.leadership C.guides D.aid

14.A.in favor of B.in honor of C.in spite of D.in memory of

15.A.taking off B.taking up C.holding on D.holding up

16.A.carriage B.baggage C.space D.field

17.A.cheerful B.hopeless C.thankful D.speechless

18.A.shame B.pride C.sign D.comfort

19.A.devotion B.determination C.inspiration D.courage

20.A.assessment B.value C.importance D.base