Question

There was a farmer named Hafiz in Africa who was happy. He was happy because he was satisfied with his life.

One day a wise man came to him and told him about the ________ of diamonds and the power that goes along with them.

The wise man said ＂If you had a diamond the size of your finger, you could have your own city. If you had a diamond of the size of your fist, you could ________ own your own country.＂ And then he went ________.

That night the farmer couldn’t sleep. He was ________ and he was discontent. The next morning he made arrangements to sell off his farm and went in search of diamonds. He looked all over Africa and Europe but couldn’t ________ any. When he got to Spain, he was emotionally, physically and financially broke. He got so ________ that threw himself into the Barcelona River and died.

Back home, the person who had bought his ________ was watering the sheep at a stream. Across the stream, the light of the morning sun hit a stone and make it sparkle like a rainbow. He picked up the stone and put it in the living room.

That afternoon the wise man came and saw the stone sparkling. He asked,＂ Is Hafiz ________?＂ The new owner said, ＂No, why do you ask so?＂The wise man said, ＂Because that is a diamond. I recognize one when I see one.＂ The man said, ＂No, that’s just a stone I ________. Come, I’ll show you there are many more.＂They went and picked some samples and send them for analysis. Sure enough, the stones were diamonds. They found that the farm was ________ mountains of diamonds.

1.A. name B. value C. price D. place

2.A. hardly B. seldom C. probably D. never

3.A. away B. down C. inside D. ahead

4.A. unhappy B. worried C. satisfied D. patient

5.A. buy B. sell C. make D. find

6.A. pleased B. sad C. excited D. surprised

7.A. house B. sheep C. farm D. diamond

8.A. out B. back C. off D. away

9.A. made B. bought C. borrowed D. picked

10.A. made of B. popular with C. short of D. covered with

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