阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~25各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案.
Arichmerchantwascampingaloneonahill.Onedayitbegantoraintherainmadethe__1__wetnightthoughandthewindblewallhisthings__2__Atlasthecould__3__stayuponthehillandstartedgoing__4__.
Ashepassedabeautifulhousehe__5__arest.The__6__ofthehousewasrichlyfurnished__7__expensivesofascarpetsandcurtains.Ashewaswaitingfor__8__aladydressed__9__silkwalkedpasthimwithhernoseintheair.Followingherweretwopretty__10__prouddaughters.Theystoppedandstaredhardathim.
“Whoareyou?Wedon't__11__tramps(流浪汉)hangingaroundourhouse”oneofthemshouted__12__him“Goawayatonce.”
Repliedthemerchant“__13__Iaskisfoodandlodging(住宿)forthenight.”
“How__14__here?GoawayatonceIrepeat...Wehate__15__aroundourhouse.Gogo!”
Themerchantjourneyedonandreachedadirtylittlehut(小屋).__16__enteringtheshedhesawacouple__17__theirsuper.__18__thelightwasdimandthefurniturepoorithadawarmfriendlyatmosphere.
“CanIhave__19__foodandresthereforthenight?”heaskedtheinmates.
“Ofcoursefriend”saidthewomanasshepushedforwardachairforhim.We'rejustgoingtohaveoursupper.Comeand__20__us.”
Theirfoodwas__21__buttheyshareditwiththestranger.Thatnighttheylethimsleepontheirbed__22__theythemselvesusedtheshed.Earlynextmorningthemerchant__23__good-byetothembuttheirkindnessandhospitality(好客)__24__adeepimpressioninhismemory.
Whenhereachedhomehequicklyorderedalovelyhouse__25__forthecoupleinthewoods.
(1)
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A.tent
B.shed
C.hut
D.house
(2)
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A.down
B.up
C.out
D.away
(3)
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A.nomore
B.nolonger
C.notanymore
D.notanylonger
(4)
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A.forhome
B.athome
C.tohome
D.home
(5)
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A.stoppedfortaking
B.stoppedandtake
C.stoppedtotake
D.stoppedtaking
(6)
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A.ins