题目内容：

    Two old beggars (乞丐) were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city. They watched _______ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would _______ a few coins in the hats in front of them.

Today was not a _______ day for begging. The men were able to _______ enough for a big meal. As it was getting dark, they started to _______ their things.

Just as they were getting ready to leave, they _______ a man walking toward them. He was a _______ man. They could tell that from his fine clothes. The first beggar said to the second with _______, “He’s coming our way!” The man stopped, _______ into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard ________, wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and ________ his way.

“He could have easily left us a few ________ or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy,” said the first beggar. He looked at the offering ________. “There’s no way we can ________ this — we have no teeth.” With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away. Then he collected his things and ________ .

The second beggar wanted to do the same, ________ a second thought made him change his ________.“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” he thought. “How ________ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper. To his ________, there was no hard rock candy inside. ________, a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.

1.A.helplessly B.happily C.uselessly D.quickly

2.A.steal B.lose C.drop D.send

3.A.cloudy B.bad C.rainy D.cold

4.A.collect B.pick C.buy D.find

5.A.carry B.hide C.place D.pack

6.A.felt B.heard C.noticed D.believed

7.A.kind B.strong C.tall D.rich

8.A.worry B.excitement C.fear D.politeness

9.A.turned B.looked C.went D.reached

10.A.candy B.cake C.rock D.bread

11.A.forgot B.changed C.missed D.continued

12.A.books B.coins C.sweets D.flowers

13.A.angrily B.proudly C.nervously D.quietly

14.A.smell B.eat C.like D.put

15.A.slept B.sat C.left D.cried

16.A.if B.although C.after D.but

17.A.habit B.way C.mind D.rule

18.A.nice B.funny C.clever D.strange

19.A.interest B.sadness C.surprise D.pity

20.A.Besides B.Instead C.However D.Again