Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very__ 1 __with everything he had. However，when he found his elder brother was_2__than him，he felt disappointed. So he__ 3 _hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to__ 4 __some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money，he started__ 5 _for land. He__ 6 __that on the neighboring land，there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to__ 7 __their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the__ 8 __of his visit. The head welcomed him，accepted the gifts and agreed to his_9__to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land__ 10 __giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could__ 11 __by walking through the land before sunset (日落)．He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the__ 12 _，he could have it. The farmer became very__ 13 __when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of__ 14 __without paying anything. He came_15_the next morning and started running，not walking，__ 16 __he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal，he neither ate food，nor drank water，nor had any rest. He just continued__ 17 __.Without eating，or drinking，or resting he just got very__ 18 __.When he came back to the head in the evening，he__ 19 __right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet. Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will__ 20 __everything finally. 小题1: A．careful B．pleased C．bored D．busy 小题2: A．healthier B．stronger C．richer D．cleverer 小题3: A．thought B．learned C．tried D．worked 小题4: A．borrow B．spend C．make D．save 小题5: A．waiting B．looking C．preparing D．caring 小题6: A．explained B．hoped C．noticed D．guessed 小题7: A．see B．follow C．help D．cheat 小题8: A．chance B．result C．condition D．purpose 小题9: A．promise B．request C．suggestion D．order 小题10: A．for B．by C．without D．before 小题11: A．cover B．farm C．buy D．have 小题12: A．year B．month C．week D．day 小题13: A．interested B．sad C．happy D．calm 小题14: A．land B．crop C．experience D．knowledge 小题15: A．quietly B．early C．finally D．suddenly 小题16: A．so that B．even if C．because D．whether 小题17: A．dreaming B．walking C．speaking D．running 小题18: A．nervous B．excited C．tired D．worried 小题19: A．refused B．died C．appeared D．rested 小题20: A．lose B．face C．change D．defeat