Si1as Minton's funeral was a quiet 1 . lt was 2 by the only 3 he had in the world, his niece and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest who 4 5 a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting 6 for the simple ceremony. Minton, 7 'Minty' as his friends 8 call him, 9 a hard life 10 for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia. He had always refused to work in a gold mine 11 he believed that he could do better 12 his own. Although he was not a boastful person, he had often declared that one day he 13 find a lump of gold as big as his head and 14 he would retire and live in 15 for the rest of his life. But his dreams of great wealth 16 came true. For many years he had hardly earned enough money to keep himself 17 .
Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that18 Minty's body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a large stone. 19 it was covered 20 dirt, the stone shone curious1yin the fierce sun1ight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid gold!
1. A. accident B. event C. affair D. incident
2. A. taken B. attended C. joined D. brought
3. A. relation B. relations C. relationship D. relationships
4. A. travelled B. was travelling C. had travelIed D. used to travel
5. A. to B. of C. in D. over
6. A. ready B. better C. preparation D. worse
7. A. and B. but C. or D. except
8. A. liked B. past C. used D. used to
9. A. leaded B. had leaded C. had led D. led
10. A. look B. looking C. looked D. had looked
11. A. because B. so C. even D. only
12. A. to B. in C. on D. for
13. A. would B. must C. ought to D. for
14. A. since B. which C. when D. with that
15. A. comfort B. comforts C. comfortable D. comfortably
16. A. ever B. never C. always D. once
17. A. live B. life C. lived D. alive
18. A. contains B. containing C. contained D. having contained
19. A. Though B. For C. Then D. Because
20. A. in B. with C. within D. below
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