Once there was a rich man in a village.He never gave anything to help others.The__1__didn't like him.One day he said to them.“I know you don't like me.I will give everything Ihave to you__2___I die.Then everyone will be happy."
But nobody believed him.The rich man couldn't__3__why they didn't believe him.One day he went for a__4___by the lake.Under a tree he happened to hear a pig and a cow__5__.
The pig said to the cow,"why everybody likes you and nobody likes me?After I die,I__6___people with pork,ham,etc.I give three or four things to them.But you give only ome thing__7__.Why do people like you all the time and not me."
The cow said,"Look,I give them milk while I'm___8__.They see that I am generous(慷慨的)with what I __9___.But you don't give them anything before you die.You give them ham,pork and so on only after you're dea.People don't believe in the future; they believe in the__10__.If you give while you are living,people will like you.It is quite simple."
From that moment on,the rich man did all his best to helo the poor.
( )1.A.strangers B.villagers C.officers D.workers
( )2.A.when B.because C.since D.until
( )3.A.ask B.remember C.discover D.understand
( )4.A.walk B.meal C.visit D.help
( )5.A.fighting B.shouting C.talking D.joking
( )6.A.feed B.provide C.bring D.help
( )7.A.milk B.ham C.prok D.beef
( )8.A.happy B.afraid C.alive D.lonely
( )9.A.eat B.drink C.like D.have
( )10.A.past B.present C.rich D.poor