请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider (蜘蛛) webs on the walls and mice running around. People
A
coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and
B
every day. He thought it was poverty (贫穷) that led
C
his unhappy life.
One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for
D
about changing his life. The old man gave him a (n)
C
vase (花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you
B
.”
The poor man looked at the vase
C
. He wondered
B
he needed a vase in his poor house. However, he didn't want to
A
away such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table.
“It's not right for something so beautifu
l to be
C
,” the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful.
B
he was still not satisfied. “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some
B
in the house and paint the walls.
His house turned into a
D
place immediately. The poor man cheered up. He suddenly
B
that in the past it was his
B
that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.
(
) 1. A. avoided
B. continued
C. enjoyed
D. risked
(
) 2. A. creative
B. sad
C. angry
D. hopeful
(
) 3. A. for
B. off
C. to
D. with
(
) 4. A. knowledge
B. success
C. service
D. advice
(
) 5. A. big
B. small
C. beautiful
D. old
(
) 6. A. pain
B. happiness
C. harm
D. confidence
(
) 7. A. happily
B. easily
C. surprisingly
D. gladly
(
) 8. A. what
B. why
C. how
D. when
(
) 9. A. throw
B. turn
C. keep
D. go
(
) 10. A. ugly
B. full
C. empty
D. dirty
(
) 11. A. And
B. But
C. Because
D. So
(
) 12. A. writing
B. cleaning
C. reading
D. cooking
(
) 13. A. strange
B. large
C. dirty
D. comfortable
(
) 14. A. hoped
B. realized
C. thought
D. saw
(
) 15. A. business
B. laziness
C. loneliness
D. sickness
