Once upon a time, there was a man who believed he could see the future through the stars. He called himself an astrologer (占星家) and got used to staring at the ____1____ all night. He always felt uneasy about the future. The villagers often came to him, ____2____ to know what their future would be like.

One evening he had a walk on the main road in the village. While he was walking, he kept ____3____ the stars. He was lost in thinking about the future. Suddenly he ____4____ a ditch (沟) full of dirty water.

He was trying to climb out. But he didn’t succeed and he was afraid of losing his ____5____. He started to shout for help and his cries soon brought the ____6____ running towards him.

____7____ they pulled him out, one of the villagers said, “You seem to read the future through the stars. But you ____8____ to see what is at your feet! You should pay attention to what is right in front of you.”

We all hope to have a bright and happy future. There is always a tomorrow to look forward to. However, time doesn’t stop for ____9____ . We can’t go back to yesterday. So, treasure (珍惜) our ____10____ life while we work for a better tomorrow.

1.1.

A sky

B cloud

C ground

D moon

解析：选A。根据第二段“he kept ___3___ the stars”可知，他是通过看星星来预测未来的，因此选择“sky”（天空）。故选A。

2.2.

A agreeing

B choosing

C hoping

D promising

解析：选C。根据前文“The villagers often came to him”可知，村民们经常来找他，是希望知道未来会怎样，因此选择“hoping”（希望）。故选C。

3.3.

A looking at

B looking after

C looking through

D looking like

解析：选A。根据后文“He was lost in thinking about the future”可知，他在看星星，因此选择“looking at”（看）。故选A。

4.4.

A passed by

B found out

C got out of

D fell into

解析：选D。根据后文“a ditch (沟) full of dirty water”可知，他掉进了沟里，因此选择“fell into”（掉进）。故选D。

5.5.

A money

B family

C life

D job

解析：选C。根据前文“But he didn’t succeed and he was afraid of losing his”可知，他害怕失去生命，因此选择“life”（生命）。故选C。

6.6.

A strangers

B relatives

C villagers

D friends

解析：选C。根据前文“One evening he had a walk on the main road in the village”可知，他是在村子里，所以是村民们跑过来，因此选择“villagers”（村民）。故选C。

7.7.

A Since

B After

C Because

D If

解析：选B。根据后文“they pulled him out, one of the villagers said”可知，是在村民们把他拉出来之后说的，因此选择“After”（在……之后）。故选B。

8.8.

A happen

B learn

C love

D fail

解析：选D。根据前文“You seem to read the future through the stars. But you”可知，村民们在讽刺他，说他只看星星，不看脚下，所以是失败了，因此选择“fail”（失败）。故选D。

9.9.

A anyone

B someone

C something

D nothing

解析：选A。根据上下文和常识可知，时间不会为任何人停止，因此选择“anyone”（任何人）。故选A。

10.10.

A past

B present

C future

D rich

解析：选B。根据前文“We can’t go back to yesterday.”可知，我们不能回到昨天，因此要珍惜“present”（现在）的生活。故选B。