Passage 4

Fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）

Once, a king had a great highway built for his people. Just before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest. He i 1 his people to take part in the contest. Their challenge was to see w 2 could travel the highway the best.

On the day of the contest, some people came to the highway in fine clothing; some had fancy hairstyles or brought great food. Some young men came in their sports clothes and ran along the highway. People traveled the highway all day. But every one c 3 to the king that there was a large pile of stones in the way that had blocked his or her travels.

At the end of the day, a lonely traveler crossed the finishing line and walked over to the king. He was tired and d 4, but he showed the king great r 5 and handed him a bag of gold. He explained: “I stopped along the way to clear a pile of tones that was blocking the road. This bag of gold was under it all. I want you to return it to its rightful owner.”

The king replied: “You are the rightful owner. You've earned this gold, for you won my contest.”

The man won the contest just b 6 he was the only one who stopped to make the road smoother. Sometimes, the greatest prize comes not from helping y 7, but from helping others.

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