Many years ago three soldiers, hungry and tired of battles, came upon a small village. The villagers,  36  a poor harvest and many years of war, quickly  37  what little they had to eat and met the three at the village square, wringing（绞）their clothes and complaining of the  38  shortages.
The soldiers spoke quietly among themselves and the first soldier then  39  the village elders. “Your tired fields have left you  40  to share, so we will share what little we have: the  41  of how to make soup from stones.”
42  the villagers were interested and soon a fire was put to the town’s greatest pot as the soldiers dropped three smooth  43  into the pot full of water. “Now this will be a fine soup,” said the second soldier, “but a little salt and some parsley（欧芹）would make it  44  !” Up jumped a villager, crying “I’ve just remembered  45  some have been left!” She ran away, 46  with the parsley and salt. 47  the water boiled, corn, carrots, beef and cream  48  their way into the pot when all sat  49  to have a large meal.
The villagers ate and sang and danced well into the  50  , full of energy again by the meal and their new-found friends. In the next morning the three soldiers  51  up to find the whole village standing before them. At their feet  52  a bag of the village’s best bread and cheese. An elder said that the soldiers had given them the  53  gift: the secret of how to make soup from stones and they would never forget. The third soldier turned to the  54  and said, “There is no secret, but this is certain: it is only by  55  that we may enjoy a large meal.”

A．having B．disliking C．knowing D．suffering

A．threw B．hid C．covered D．collected

A．clothing B．money C．food D．water

A．called for B．believed in C．looked for D．turned to

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

A．skill B．secret C．study D．story

A．Quietly B．Naturally C．Suddenly D．Finally

A．coins B．spoons C．stones D．knives

A．salty B．wonderful C．sweet D．beautiful

A．where B．when C．why D．how

A．leaving B．starting C．playing D．returning

A．while B．Though C．As D．Since

A．lost B．went C．found D．directed

A．up B．around C．by D．down

A．night B．morning C．afternoon D．day

A．stayed B．jumped C．woke D．moved

A．lay B．stood C．hung D．fell

A．greatest B．simplest C．worst D．funniest

A．adults B．soldiers C．workmen D．crowd

A．learning B．sharing C．borrowing D．trusting