题型:完形填空 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
江西省上饶市2017-2018学年高一下学期英语期末考试试卷
A wise Sufi(苏菲派信徒), Nasruddin, was invited to be the guest of honor at a caliph's banquet(哈里发的宴会). Although he was puzzled by the invitation. Nasruddin was honored to be 1.
On the day of the banquet, Nasruddin went to the banquet hall. He had been walking all day in his 2 clothing to get to the hall. 3, the guards there took one look at the Sufi and locked the door.
“But I'm Nasruddin, the guest of honor!”
“Of course you are!” the guards 4. “And I am the Caliph himself!” Roaring(吼叫)with laughter, they said, “5. old man, and don't come back!”
So Nasruddin left. As he walked, he 6 a friend's house near a public square. He knocked on the door and his friend 7.They greeted each other warmly.
“Do you remember that red brocade(织锦的)8 you wanted to give me last year?” Nasruddin asked.
“Certainly! Would you like to 9 it now?”
“Please.” he replied.
Nasruddin took the coat and 10 it on. He apologized for 11 his friend and headed back to the banquet hall.
The 12 bowed to Nasruddin and let him into the banquet hall. Someone showed him to a 13 at the head of the table and announced him as the guest of honor.
They all watched eagerly. 14 to see what he would do. The first course was soup. Nasruddin 15 his bowl of soup and stood. He then poured the soup down the front of his coat.
The guests were 16. Then they shouted, “What are you doing?”
The Caliph asked Nasruddin why he had done this. Nasruddin replied, “When I came to your banquet in mv simple clothes, I was turned away at the door by your guards. When I returned in this 17 coat, I was seated at your table as a guest of honor. It is clear that it is my coat who is 18 here, not I!”
The Caliph replied, “Nasruddin. I am 19 by your wisdom. It is the man 20 makes the man, not his clothes.”
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