题目内容：

    An old art lover collected many famous paintings. Under his influence, the son also _______ collections. One day news came that the son _______ his life to rescue another soldier in a battle. The old man felt very _______ and he couldn’t cheer himself up even on New Year’s Day. He was thinking of his dear son when someone knocked at the door. The old man _______ it and in came a young man who _______ himself, “I’m a friend of your son. He lost his life to _______ me, so I painted this portrait of your son _______ him.” The old man took hold of this painting with _______. Then he carried the painting upstairs and gently _______ it on the wall. It took the place of a painting by Pablo Picasso, a very ________ Spanish artist.

Several years later, the old man passed away and all his ________ would be sold at an auction (拍卖会). The auctioneer (拍卖师) ________ at a portrait of a young man and announced, “Let’s ________ with this painting. Who would like to pay $50 for it?”

Nobody thought it was a(n) ________ price. People were whispering, “That’s too much for a painting by nobody!”

“$40?”

There was a(n) ________ for a moment. No one responded.

Then a voice came up, “I’m a ________ of the boy. We live in the same block. I saw him growing up, but I’ve got only $ 10. Can I have this portrait with all my money?”

The auctioneer asked ________, “Ten dollars once? Ten dollars twice? Ten dollars three times? Deal!”

The audience were excited that the real auction would begin. ________, the auctioneer concluded, ‘‘The auction is over. According to the ________ will, all the other paintings will ________ the person who buys the portrait.”

1.A.loved B.expected C.sold D.prepared

2.A.lived B.changed C.sacrificed D.shaped

3.A.angry B.worried C.terrified D.sad

4.A.answered B.showed C.locked D.approached

5.A.taught B.introduced C.enjoyed D.believed

6.A.visit B.call C.save D.follow

7.A.in defence of B.in need of C.in favor of D.in memory of

8.A.delight B.patience C.care D.sympathy

9.A.hung B.painted C.dropped D.cleaned

10.A.friendly B.brave C.old D.famous

11.A.clothes B.collections C.letters D.books

12.A.aimed B.glared C.pointed D.laughed

13.A.compare B.play C.struggle D.start

14.A.local B.reasonable C.total D.average

15.A.silence B.argument C.emergency D.sound

16.A.neighbor B.classmate C.companion D.colleague

17.A.coldly B.loudly C.cautiously D.jokingly

18.A.Obviously B.Hopefully C.Unexpectedly D.Fortunately

19.A.son’s B.owner’s C.neighbor’s D.soldier’s

20.A.refer to B.depend on C.focus on D.belong to