Once，a king showed two men a large basket in the garden．He told them to fill it with water from a well．After they （36） ____ their work，he left them，saying，"When the sun is down，I will come and see your work．"At last one of them said，"What's the use of doing this foolish work？We can （37） ____ fill the basket．"（38） ____ man answered，"That is none of your business．"The first man said．"You may do as you like，but I am not going to work at （39） ____ so foolish．"He （40） ____ his bucket and went away．The other man said no word，and kept on carrying（41） ____ ．At last the well was almost （42） ____ ．As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket，he saw a bright thing in it．He picked it up．It was a beautiful gold ring．Just then the king came．（43） ____ he saw the ring，he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted．He told him to keep the ring for himself．"You（44） ____ so well in this little thing，"he said，"（45） ____ now I know I can believe you with many things．" 36．A．finished B．did C．began D．had 37．A．ever B．never C．easily D．no 38．A．The other B．Another C．One D．A second 39．A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything 40．A．picked up B．put away C．took away D．threw away 41．A．water B．basket C．well D．work 42．A．full B．empty C．filled D．clean 43．A．While B．As soon as C．Before D．Since 44．A．have done B．will do C．do D．are doing 45．A．what B．why C．when D．that．

Once，a king showed two men a large basket in the garden．He told them to fill it with water from a well．After they （36） ____  their work，he left them，saying，"When the sun is down，I will come and see your work．"
At last one of them said，"What's the use of doing this foolish work？We can （37） ____  fill the basket．"（38） ____  man answered，"That is none of your business．"The first man said．"You may do as you like，but I am not going to work at （39） ____  so foolish．"He （40） ____  his bucket and went away．The other man said no word，and kept on carrying（41） ____ ．At last the well was almost （42） ____ ．
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket，he saw a bright thing in it．He picked it up．It was a beautiful gold ring．Just then the king came．（43） ____  he saw the ring，he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted．He told him to keep the ring for himself．"You（44） ____  so well in this little thing，"he said，"（45） ____  now I know I can believe you with many things．"

36．A．finished	B．did	C．began	D．had
37．A．ever	B．never	C．easily	D．no
38．A．The other	B．Another	C．One	D．A second
39．A．anything	B．something	C．nothing	D．everything
40．A．picked up	B．put away	C．took away	D．threw away
41．A．water	B．basket	C．well	D．work
42．A．full	B．empty	C．filled	D．clean
43．A．While	B．As soon as	C．Before	D．Since
44．A．have done	B．will do	C．do	D．are doing
45．A．what	B．why	C．when	D．that．