A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not         them. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be     . Please come in and have something to eat.” “Is the man of the house home?” they asked. “No,” she said, “he’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they      .
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what     . “Go to tell them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited them in. “We do not go into the house     ,” they replied. “Why is that?” she wanted to know. One of the old men explained, “His name is     ,”pointing to one of his friends ,and then pointed to another one and said, “He is Success ,and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and        with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband      out laughing. “How nice!” he said, “ If so, let us invite      . Let him come and      our home with wealth!” His wife     , “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter was      from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion, “Daddy , I     to invite Love, so our home will be filled with love!”
“Let us take our daughter’s    ,” said the husband to his wife , “Go out and invite Love to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our     .” Love got up and started walking     the house. The other two also got up and        him.
     , the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love , why are you coming in?” The old men replied together, “If you had invited Wealth      Success, the other two of us would have stayed out , but since you invited Love , wherever he goes, we go with him.     there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

A．meet B．invite C．recognize D．see

A．thirsty B．hungry C．sleepy D．tired

A．replied B．promised C．thought D．agreed

A．appeared B．meant C．followed D．happened

A．alone B．together C．only D．separately

A．Love B．Wealth C．Health D．Success

A．discuss B．agree C．fight D．quarrel

A．burst B．shocked C．dug D．came

A．Wealth B．Success C．Love D．all

A．put B．start C．leave D．fill

A．disappeared B．disagreed C．disordered D．demanded

A．writing B．speaking C．listening D．watching

A．prefer B．persuade C．dislike D．devote

A．expression B．order C．decision D．advice

A．host B．friend C．guest D．servant

A．towards B．from C．against D．into

A．refused B．followed C．supported D．encouraged

A．Surprised B．Excited C．Pleased D．Disappointed

A．and B．but C．or D．with

A．However B．Whatever C．Whenever D．Wherever