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One day a poor man was walking along from house to house.He carried an old wallet in one hand and at every house he asked for a little money to buy something to eat.As he was complaining about his misfortune (不幸), he kept wondering why some people who had so much money were never satisfied and always wanted more.

He thought that if he only had enough money to buy food and clothing, he would be very happy and wouldn 't want anything more.

At that moment, Fortune came down the street.She saw the poor man and stopped.She said to him."I want to help you.Hold out your wallet and I will pour this gold into it, but only on this condition.All that falls into your wallet will be gold, but all that hits the ground will turn into sand.Do you understand?

" Oh, yes I understand," said the poor man,

" Your wallet is old.Don't put too much in it," said Fortune.

The poor man opened his wallet and a lot of gold was poured into it.His wallet grew heavy.

"You are the richest man in the world now ," said Fortune."I think you should stop! Your wallet is going to break!"

However, the poor man said he wanted one more handful.Fortune added one more handful and the wallet broke.All the gold fell to the ground and turned into sand.The poor man had nothing but his empty wallet.He was as poor as he had been before.

(1)Why did the poor man walk along from door to door?   

A.

To visit his friend.

B.

To try clothing on

C.

To enjoy nice food.

D.

To ask for a little money.

(2)What could only make the poor man happy at first?   

A.

Big houses and beautiful clothing.

B.

A lot of gold.

C.

Enough money for food and clothing.

D.

Many close friends.

(3)What did Fortune pour into the poor man's wallet?   

A.

Sand.

B.

Gold.

C.

Food.

D.

Coins.

(4)What do we know about the man at the end of the story?   

A.

He was the richest man.

B.

His dream came true.

C.

His wallet was full of sand.

D.

He became poor again.

(5)What does the writer mainly want to tell us?   

A.

Catch all, lose all.

B.

Silence is gold.

C.

The more, the better.

D.

No pains, no gains.

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