Question

    Once,a king showed two men a large basket in the gar?den. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they 16 their work,he left them,saying ,"When the sun is down,I will come and see your work."

     At last one of them saidWhat’s the use of doing this foolish (愚蠢的) work? We can 17 fill the basket." 18 man answered ,“That is none of your business." The first man said,"You may do as you like,but I am not going to work at 19 so foolish." He 20 his bucket (桶) and went away. The other man said no word,and kept on carrying 21 At last the well was almost 22.

     As he poured (倒) the last bucket of water into the bas?ket,he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. 23 he saw the ring,he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself." You 24 so well in this little thing ," he said ," 25 now I know I can believe you with many things."

   16.A. finished   B. did    C. began   D. had

   17.A. ever   B. never    C. easily   D. no

   18.A. The other   B. Another    C.One   D. A second

   19.A. anything   B. something    C. nothing   D. everything

   20.A. picked up   B. put away   C.took awa?   D. threw away

   21.A. water   B. basket    C.well   D. work

   22.A. full   B. empty    C. dirty   D. clean

   23.A. While   B. When    C. Before   D. Since

   24.A. have done   B. will do    C.do   D. are doing

   25.A. what   B. why     C.when   D. that

Answer 1

16.C 17.B 18.A 19.A 20.D 21.A 22.B 23.B 24.A 25.D

16.C    這里did和finished都表示完成了這項工作，而給籃子裝滿水是不可能的，國王應在兩人開始打水后離開，所以應選began。

17.B    給籃子盛滿水是永遠不可能的，故選擇never。

18.A    兩者中的另一個用the other。

19.A    not anything = nothing。

20.D    pick up 意為“檢起”；put away 意為“收起”；take away 意為“帶走”_;而throw away意為“扔掉，丟棄”，貼近文意，為正確選項。

21.A    根據文意可知，另一個人一直在打水，故選water。

22.B    不停地打水必然會導致井空，故選empty。

23.B    while引導從句時，從句應用延續性動詞；before和since 不符合文意;when表示“當……的時候”，為正確選項。

24.A    國王是因為這個誠實的人所做過的事情而表揚他，所以 應用完成時態have done。

25.D    國王講的最后一句話是含有“so...that...”結構的復合 句，故選that。