Once we lose the farm, the _________ of poverty(貧困)will be sure．

1. A.
   statement
2. B.
   admission
3. C.
   approach
4. D.
   occupation

西部許多兒童由于貧困而輟學，幫助他們是我們中學生義不容辭的責任。假如你是

校學生會主席，準備發起救助西部貧困失學兒童的活動，根據如下提示，代表學生會向全體學生發出一份倡議。

提高認識；節約每一分錢；捐贈個人物品；加強聯系交流……

注意：

1.詞數：100左右；

2．內容要適當發揮，注意行文連貫；

3．題目和開頭已給出。

A Letter to the Students in Our School

Dear students，

Many students in China's West drop out of school because of poverty．______________

In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (貧困）,and only the rich could manage without great  36  . Three of those rich men and their servants were  37  together on a road when they came to a very  38  village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty,  39  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四輪載重馬車) and shared  40  out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the  41  situation, stopped for a short time and gave  42  all his food and drink, since he  43   see that money would be of little  44   to them. He made sure that they each  45  their fair share and would have enough food to  46  for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty,  47  and went straight through the  48  without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other  49  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was  50  that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they  51  the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was  52  travelling quickly, but his wagons,  53  the gold and valuables they had been  54  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  55  .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (貧困)， and only the rich could manage without great  36  . Three of those rich men and their servants were   37   together on a road when they came to a very   38   village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty,  39  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四輪載重馬車) and shared  40   out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left. 

The second rich man, seeing the  41  situation, stopped for a short time and gave  42  all his food and drink, since he  43  see that money would be of little  44  to them. He made sure that they each   45   their fair share and would have enough food to   46   for some time. Then, he left. 

 The third rich man, on seeing such poverty,   47   and went straight through the   48 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other   49   the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was   50   that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, three days later, they 51  the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was   52   travelling quickly, but his wagons,   53 the gold and valuables they had been 54 , were now full of farming tools and bags of  55  . He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

1.A. loss    B. expectations C. success D. problems

2.A. standing     B. travelling       C. gathering       D. running

3.A. faraway      B. poor      C. different        D. ancient

4.A. unless         B. because         C. so D. if

5.A. them B. anything        C. nothing D. those

6.A. curious       B. worrying        C. dangerous     D. puzzling

7.A. the villagers        B. his servants   C. the others     D. the rest

8.A. could B. might    C. should  D. must

9.A. interest      B. concern         C. use        D. attraction

10.A. returned B. gained  C. offered D. received

11.A. remain     B. last        C. supply   D. share

12.A. turned back     B. set out  C. showed off    D. speeded up

13.A. village      B. land       C. field      D. road

14.A. whether           B. how       C. where   D. when

15.A. good         B. certain  C. true       D. strange

16.A. welcomed        B. met       C. accepted       D. persuaded

17.A. still  B. already C. always   D. indeed

18.A. except for        B. instead of      C. apart from     D. along with

19.A. loading     B. treasuring     C. carrying         D. earning

20.A. food         B. jewels   C. money  D. seeds