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The hardworking blacksmith Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard-working was he that at times he would make the sparks fly from his hammer.

The ___41 ___ of Mr. Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would ___42___ himself watching how the tradesman worked.

"Young man, why don't you try your ___43___ to learn to make shoe tacks(鞋釘), even if it is only to kill the time?" said the blacksmith. "Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you."

The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little ___44___ he found that he was becoming very ___45___ and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

Old Mr. Smith died and the son on account of the war ___46___ all his goods. He had to leave home and was ___47___ to take up residence(居住) in another country. It ___48___ happened that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were ____49___ a lot of money to buy tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid ___50____ prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high ___51___ for soldiers' shoes.

Our young Mr. Smith, who was ___52___ it difficult to ___53___ his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of ___54___ tacks and had the ___55___ idea of making a ___56___ with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him ___57___ in his workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the ___58___. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village. 

"How ___59___ it seems," he used to say, " even making tacks can bring a ___60___. My trade is more useful to me than were all my former riches."

41. A. soldier      B. son          C. villager         D. tradesman

42. A. spend            B. find             C. enjoy        D. demand

43. A. luck             B. fortune      C. means        D. hand

44. A. moment       B. performance C. practice         D. routine

45. A. skilled          B. scared       C. tired            D. satisfied

46. A. ruined       B. lost             C. sold             D. crashed

47. A. required         B. adopted      C. forced       D. delighted

48. A. thus             B. ever             C. meanwhile    D. so

49. A. spending         B. earning      C. begging      D. possessing

50. A. expensive        B. high             C. numerous         D. much

51. A. requirement   B. appeal         C. bargain       D. demand

52. A. valuing      B. finding      C. accustoming D. approaching

53. A. earn             B. make         C. eat              D. have

54. A. conducting       B. conveying        C. making       D. transforming

55. A. joyful           B. sudden       C. awful        D. appropriate

56. A. bargain      B. business         C. order        D. difference

57. A. addicted         B. stressed         C. strengthened     D. settled

58. A. offer            B. help             C. tacks            D. residence

59. A. strange      B. funny        C. lucky        D. impressive

60. A. difference       B. trade            C. life             D. fortune

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