完形填空精讲精炼02 4. this is a story that can teach us a good lesson. one day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. with an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. he kept complaining about his bad fortune and kept 1 why those who had so much money were never 2 and were always desiring more. “as far as i’m concerned, if i had only enough to 3 and to wear, i would not want anything more." just at that moment goddess fortune, who came down the 4 saw the beggar and said to him, “hi, i have wished to 5 you for a long time. now, open your 6 and i will pour my gold into it. but i will do that only on this 7 : all that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the 8 shall become dust. do you understand?” “i see.” said the beggar. “then you should 9 !it’s obvious that your wallet is a/an 10 one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the goddess fortune. the excited beggar could hardly 11 to have gold. he quickly opened his wallet, and a 12 of yellow coins was poured into it. the wallet grew heavier and heavier. “is that enough? isn’t it cracking?” asked fortune. “never 13 .it’s still strong enough now.” answered the beggar. the wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to 14 . “ah, if only the golden stream would 15 forever! just a little more,” said the beggar, “ 16 just a handful or two.” “there! it’s full. the wallet will 17 .” warned the goddess, but the beggar requested, “ it will 18 a little more, just a little more.” one more piece was added and the wallet split. the 19 fell upon the ground and became dust. the greedy beggar had now 20 but his broken bag.
