In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great __. Three of those rich men and their servants were__ together on a road when they came to a very__village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _ he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the _  situation, stopped for a short time and gave _ all his food and drink, since he _ see that money would be of little  to them. He made sure that they each their fair share and would have enough food to _ for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _ and went straight through the _  without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _  that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they   the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was    travelling quickly, but his wagons,    the gold and valuables they had been   ,were now full of farming tools and bags of   .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
A. loss            B. expectations    
C. success        D. problems    
A. standing        B. travelling      
C. gathering      D. running      
A. faraway          B. poor           
C. different      D. ancient       
A. unless          B. because        
C. so             D. if             
A. them          B. anything       
C. nothing        D. those       
A. curious         B. worrying       
C. dangerous      D. puzzling    
A. the villagers   B. his servants    
C. the others     D. the rest        
A. could            B. might          
C. should         D. must       
A. interest        B. concern         
C. use            D. attraction    
A. returned        B. gained         
C. offered        D. received     
A.remain             B. last         
C.supply           D.share         
A.turned back    B.set out     
C. showed off       D. speeded         
A.village         B.land        
C.field             D.road           
A.whether           B.how         
C.where             D.when        
A.good             B.certain      
C.true             D.strange        
A.welcomed          B.met          
C.accepted        D.persuaded      
A.still          B.already       
C.always           D.indeed           
A. except       B. instead of     
C. apart from    D. along with         
A. loading       B. treasuring     
C. carrying       D. earning          
A. food            B. jewels         
C. money          D. seeds