The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald   __   himself to fathering the kid.      , the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly      . He spent a lot on art works of the      . Later Fitzgerald himself became       ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his
_ _  as to how his wealth would be      — to sell his entire collection at an auction（拍卖）.
Because of the large quantity and high       of his collection, a huge crowd of   __  buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum       and private collectors eager to      . Before the auction, the art works were shown, among, which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its       quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to      . First the lawyer       from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his   __  .
The poor-quality painting didn’t       any bidders... except one — the old servant who had   __ _ the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons       the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer   __   the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became      , and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over.

A．expected B．appointed C．devoted D．booked

A．Finally B．Luckily C．Secondly D．Unfortunately

A．declined B．increased C．remained D．affected

A．partners B．masters C．servants D．volunteers

A．seriously B．slightly C．lightly D．gradually

A．matter B．notice C．letter D．will

A．settled B．dealt C．involved D．banned

A．price B．spirit C．quality D．attraction

A．traditional B．possible C．occasional D．absent

A．directors B．fans C．supporters D．competitors

A．call B．bid C．reject D．order

A．known B．famous C．poor D．cheap

A．attention B．principle C．saying D．party

A．heard B．told C．wrote D．read

A．wife B．servant C．director D．son

A．receive B．remind C．need D．plan

A．worked B．served C．lived D．waited

A．played B．applied C．offered D．accepted

A．lost B．got C．continued D．stopped

A．noisy B．eager C．quiet D．anxious