In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station.He was playing his __1__.His music was so great that many people put money into his __2__.
The next day ,the young artist came to the __3__place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before,he took out a piece of paper and put __4__on the ground.The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat__5__.Please come to get it soon..”
__6__about half an hour,a(an)__7__man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you . You did come here.”The young violinist asked__8__, “Are you Mr George Sang?”“Yes!Yes!”Then the violinist asked , “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,”said the man.
The violinist__9__a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist_10__it to him.
Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you __11__play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”
The violinist said, “_12__I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”
Through our lives , we can get a lot and lose so __13__. But being __14__should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way,we may __15__in a short period. However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.
1.A:piano B:guitar C:violin D:sax（萨克斯）
2.A:bowl B:hat C:pocket D:hands
3.A:similar B:different C:strange D:same
4.A:it
B:its
C:they D:them
5.A:by then B:by mistake C:by the way D:by hand
6.A:After B:Before C:From D: When
7.A:young B:old C:small
D:tall
8.A:coldly
B:angrily C:calmly D:sadly
9.A:took out B:took off C:took back D:took away
10.A:sold B:bought C:gave D:lent
11.A:could B:had to C:should D:must
12.A:Although B:Once C:If D:Unless
13.A:many B:much C:little D:few
14.A:kind B:rich C:honest D:poor
15.A:fail B:relax C:suffer D:succeed
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