A wealthy man and his son loved to collect great works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. But a few years later, the son went to war and died in battle while _________ another soldier.

One day, a _________ visited the father. He said, “Sir, you don’t know me. I am the soldier for whom your son gave his life.” The young man held out a

_________. “I know this isn’t much. I’m not really a great _________ , but I think your son would have wanted you to have this.”

The father opened it and found a picture of his son, beautifully painted by the young man. He thanked the young man and offered to pay him for the picture. “Oh, no, Sir. I could never repay what your son did for me. It’s a(n)_________.”

The father died a few months later. There was to be a great auction (拍卖) of his_________. On the day of the auction, on the platform sat the painting of The Son. The auctioneer banged his gavel (小木槌). “We will _________ the bidding (出价) with this picture of The Son. Who will bid for this picture?”

Nobody spoke or raised their hand. There was _________ .

Then a voice from the back of the room shouted, “We want to see the famous paintings. _________ this one.”

Another voice shouted angrily. “We came to see the Van Goghs, the Rembrandts. __________ the real bids!”

Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room.

It was the gardener of the man and his son. “I’ll give $10 for the painting.” Being a poor man, it was all he could __________ .

“$10 is the bid, won’t someone bid $20?”

The auctioneer banged his gavel. “Going once, twice, SOLD for $10!”

A man sitting in the second row shouted, “Now let’s move on to the next!”

The auctioneer __________ his gavel. “I’m sorry. The auction is over.”

“What about the paintings?”

“I am sorry. When I was called to __________ this auction, I was told of a(n) __________ requirement in the will. Only the painting of The Son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that painting would get the __________ estate (财产), including all the paintings.”