Once there lived an old man. He liked gold (金子)better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have enough gold, I will be the happiest man in the world.”
One day when he was traveling in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks(岩石) and sand （沙子）around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of gold. He was so sad that he threw away the bag and began crying.
Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.
小题1: The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.
A. food        B. water        C. gold
小题2: When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.
A. some food and water  
B. some rocks and sand   
C. bags full of gold
小题3:What did he do with the bag? ______.
A. He didn’t take it up   
B. He brought it home   
C. He threw it away
小题4:The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.
A. the bag was too small  
B. the gold wasn’t his   
C. he was very hungry and thirsty
小题5:In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.
A. the best thing     
B. not the best thing  
C. better than anything