Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very 1 with everything he had. However，when he found his elder brother was_2 than him，he felt disappointed. So he 3_hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to 4 some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money，he started 5_for land.
He 6 that on the neighboring land，there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to 7 their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the 8 of his visit. The head weled him，accepted the gifts and agreed to his_9 to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land 10 giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could 11 by walking through the land before sunset (日落)．He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the 12_，he could have it.
The farmer became very 13 when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of 14 without paying anything. He came_15_the next morning and started running，not walking， 16 he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal，he neither ate food，nor drank water，nor had any rest. He just continued 17 .Without eating，or drinking，or resting he just got very 18 .When he came back to the head in the evening，he 19 right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.
Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will 20 everything finally.
【小题1】A．careful B．pleasedC．bored D．busy【小题2】A．healthierB．strongerC．richerD．cleverer【小题3】A．thoughtB．learnedC．triedD．worked【小题4】A．borrowB．spendC．makeD．save【小题5】A．waitingB．lookingC．preparingD．caring【小题6】A．explainedB．hopedC．noticedD．guessed【小题7】A．seeB．followC．helpD．cheat【小题8】A．chanceB．resultC．conditionD．purpose【小题9】A．promiseB．requestC．suggestionD．order【小题10】A．forB．byC．withoutD．before【小题11】A．coverB．farmC．buyD．have【小题12】A．yearB．monthC．weekD．day【小题13】A．interestedB．sadC．happyD．calm【小题14】A．landB．cropC．experienceD．knowledge【小题15】A．quietlyB．earlyC．finallyD．suddenly【小题16】A．so thatB．even ifC．becauseD．whether【小题17】A．dreamingB．walkingC．speakingD．running【小题18】A．nervousB．excitedC．tiredD．worried【小题19】A．refusedB．diedC．appearedD．rested【小题20】A．loseB．faceC．changeD．defeatB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文的主要内容是：一位农民为了得到更过的土地，活活把自己累死了。这个故事告诉我们这样一个道理，贪心会让人失去一切。
【小题1】 根据下文However，when he found his elder brother was richer than him，he felt disappointed可知之前他一直生活很开心，故选B。
【小题2】根据So he thought hard about how he could also be richer，可知选C。
【小题3】根据下文Finally he got an idea.可知他在冥思苦想，怎样才能变得富有，故选A。
【小题4】根据He started to spend less money on food and clothes可知他是在省钱，故选D。
【小题5】 根据下文The head weled him，accepted the gifts and agreed to his request to get the land，可知这里想说他开始寻找地，故选B
【小题6】根据下文He bought some gifts and went to see their head，可知这里想说他注意到了邻居的土地，故选C。
【小题7】根据下文He presented the gifts to the head and told him the purpose
of his visit.可知他买了一些礼物并且去拜访了他们的首领，故选A。
【小题8】根据下文The head weled him，accepted the gifts and agreed to his request to get the land.，可知他告诉了首领他前来拜访的目的，故选D。
【小题9】根据The head told him that he could have the land without giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could cover by walking through the land before sunset (日落)，可知首领同意了他的请求，故选B。
【小题10】根据下文Now he could have lots of land without paying anything，故选C。
【小题11】根据下文He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the day，he could have it，故选A。
【小题12】根据When he came back to the head in the evening，故选D。
【小题13】根据when he heard this offer可知首领给他提供这样的好处，他自然是感到很高兴，故选C。
【小题14】根据The head weled him，accepted the gifts and agreed to his request to get the land.，故选A。
【小题15】根据下文内容，可以看出这位农民是一个很贪婪的人，所以他一定是早早就来了，故选B。
【小题16】根据he could cover the largest area.，故选A。
【小题17】根据He came early the next morning and started running，故选D。
【小题18】根据He just continued running ，Without eating，or drinking，故选C。
【小题19】根据Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet，故选B。
【小题20】这个故事中农夫的贪心，导致他失去了生命，失去了一切，故选A。