Richard’s father died when he was five. Later on he 36 his mother. The poor boy had to 37 on his own, so he went to work for a rich farmer, who paid him nothing except food and clothes. An old woman felt 38 for him and often helped him. The boy wanted to go to (the) 39 very much, but he had no money. But he 40 lost heart and found some old books near the school and 41 himself to read and write. There was a narrow 42 between two mountains which connected the village and the town. One morning people 43 there was a big stone on the path. It brought them 44 : they had to move it away, or they had to cross the mountains to the town. 45 the stone weighed thirty tons at least and even the strongest young man couldn’t move it. They 46 for a long time, but nobody knew what to do. Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a 47 to move it away.” But 48 men believed him. Some villagers even 49 him. The night 50 and people went back. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was 51 the next morning. They didn’t 52 who had moved it away. The old woman said Richard had done it all by himself. “How could he?” the rich farmer called out, “He’s 53 fifteen! He couldn’t move it at all!” “He 54 a big hole beside the stone.” said the old woman, “and then he could 55 push it into the hole!” Looking at each other, the villagers couldn’t say a word. 小题1: A．lost B．loved C．supported D．helped 小题2: A．study B．think C．live D．work 小题3: A．angry B．proud C．sorry D．excited 小题4: A．town B．mountain C．school D．bed 小题5: A．still B．even C．ever D．never 小题6: A．asked B．taught C．agreed D．caused 小题7: A．window B．path C．door D．river 小题8: A．found B．believed C．asked D．counted 小题9: A．happiness B．money C．good D．difficulty 小题10: A．For B．So C．And D．But 小题11: A．discussed B．stayed C．played D．cried 小题12: A．book B．question C．text D．way 小题13: A．few B．most C．many D．some 小题14: A．cared about B．looked at C．looked after D．laughed at 小题15: A．fell B．went C．made D．worked 小题16: A．broken B．heavier C．gone D．smaller 小题17: A．forget B．remember C．know D．notice 小题18: A．mainly B．only C．nearly D．already 小题19: A．put B．set C．dug D．filled 小题20: A．excitedly B．easily C．luckily D．happily