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Reason and Fortune
Once Reason met Fortune on a bridge. "Let me
1 .", said Fortune. Reason said, "Why? You are not better
than me." "Can you see that boy who is
2 in the field? Get inside him and if he is better with you than with
me, I will let you pass any time and anywhere we meet." said Fortune.
Reason
3 .
When the boy named Vanek felt reason in his head, he began to
4 : Why should I plough field all my life?
I could be
5 somewhere else too. He went away and began to
6 from a royal gardener. He learnt very
quickly and the
7 was nicer. The king was very
8 and walked in the garden very often with the queen and
their only daughter. The daughter was very
9 but she stopped speaking when she was twelve. The king
announced that who would teach her to speak would become her
10 .
Vanek
11 tell a story to the princess (公主) and made her
12 . But one of the king's counselors (顾问) said,
"You cannot
13 her, you are not of a noble origin." Vanek said, "The king's
14 is law and if the king wants
people to
15 according to the law, he must behave in that way, too."
"He said that the king must do something. His
16 should be cut," shouted the counselor.
Fortune said to Reason, "You see, he is not
17 with you and his head will be cut. Let me
18 you."
When Fortune got inside Vanek, the headsman's sword (剑) broke. Before he brought another sword, the
royal bugler came and after him the royal coach. The king's daughter said to her father that Vanek was
19 and
the king's word should not be cancelled (取消) and that the king could make duke of Vanek.
When there was the wedding reception, Reason came there but seeing he would meet Fortune, he
20 away.
Since that time, Fortune can pass when Reason meets Fortune.
( )1. A. pass ( )2. A. hunting ( )3. A. accepted ( )4. A. regret ( )5. A. happy ( )6. A. hear ( )7. A. countryside ( )8. A. disappointed ( )9. A. beautiful ( )10. A. friend ( )11. A. tried to ( )12. A. laugh ( )13. A. marry ( )14. A. order ( )15. A. obey ( )16. A. hair ( )17. A. well ( )18. A. punish ( )19. A. foolish ( )20. A. sent |
B. leave B. working B. promised B. realize B. adventurous B. learn B. palace B. puzzled B. shy B. husband B. wanted to B. walk B. see B. word B. perform B. ear B. glad B. replace B. wise B. took |
C. see C. playing C. agreed C. remember C. famous C. come C. garden C. surprised C. cruel C. servant C. managed to C. sing C. serve C. permission C. behave C. nose C. close C. help C. right C. gave |
D. go D. sowing D. refused D. think D. rich D. origin D. field D. pleased D. weak D. guard D. succeeded to D. speak D. visit D. opinion D. compete D. head D. strict D. support D. handsome D. ran |