There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn（谷仓）. The watch was very cheap but it was very 1 to him because it was a gift from his father. After 2 the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for 3 from a group of children playing nearby. He 4 them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded（报偿）. Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn 5 . They searched everywhere but still could not find the 6 . Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another 7 . The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.” So the farmer 8 the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he 9__ where others had failed. The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.” This shows us that sometimes a 10 mind can think better than an excited one. 小题1: A．important B．expensive C．useless D．interesting 小题2: A．finding B．searching C．watching D．studying 小题3: A．money B．er C．work D．help 小题4: A．promised B．taught C．warned D．believed 小题5: A．angrily B．slowly C．quickly D．hardly 小题6: A．rule B．book C．child D．watch 小题7: A．way B．chance C．lesson D．smile 小题8: A．threw B．sent C．gave D．caught 小题9: A．came B．knew C．succeeded D．suggested 小题10: A．beautiful B．smart C．peaceful D．quick