Life is a series of choices and we can’t always foresee the consequences（后果）.
Harry Saleen, an obese（过渡肥胖的）man with too much money and power, faced a choice. Outside his office waited his personal doctor, bringing him the important news about the onlymedicine that could save his life. On the other side of the world, one of his engineers waited for his decision on an important matter of business.
His secretary asked him whether she could bring the doctor in. The billionaire businessman made his decision. “Business comes first,” answered Saleen. Despite the health problem caused by his huge weight, he was still crazy about making money. He raised a fat finger, and one of his staff（员工）hurried to switch on a large television set.
On the screen appeared his engineer. They talked by satellite directly to each other although they were thousands of miles apart. “It’s all ready to explode（爆破）, Mr. Saleen,” he said. His engineer was standing above Pakan Valley in South America. A few months ago, it had been a rainforest. Then Saleen’s men came, cutting down all the valuable trees and forcing the villagers to move out. Across the valley, a dam（大坝）had been built to provide power for the factories that Saleen planned to build in that area. The factories would bring him great profits. Seeing no reason to delay, he ordered the engineer to press the button. There, in the valley, a cloud of dust rose, followed by a dull（沉闷的）explosion., A large river changed its course（河道）and water flooded into the valley.
“Good, that’s it. Now get that doctor in here,” he commanded.
The doctor came in with a worried look and started to examine his wealthy patient. “You are doing very well, Mr. Saleen. The only medicine is saving your life. But the difficulty is getting more of it.”
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1.所续写短文的词数应为100左右；
2.应使用4个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
“Tell me what you need and we’ll get it.” Saleen said.
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A merchant sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the wise man that the young man was looking for.
However, instead of finding the holy man, our hero entered a room and saw a great deal of activity: merchants coming and going, people chatting in the corners, a band was playing sweet music, and there was a table with different kinds of delicious food on it. The wise man talked to everybody, and the young man had to wait for two hours until it was time for him.
The wise man listened attentively (注意地) to the reason for the boy’s visit, but told him that at that moment he did not have the time to explain to him the secret of happiness. He offered his suggestion that the young man take a walk around his castle and come back in two hours’ time.
“However, I want to ask you a favor,” he added, handing the boy a teaspoon, in which he poured two drops of oil. “While you walk, carry this spoon and don’t let the oil spill (溢出).”
The young man began to walk around the castle, always keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At the end of two hours he returned to the presence of the wise man.
“So,” asked the wise man, “did you see the beautiful curtains hanging from the windows of my dining room? Did you see the garden that the master of gardeners took ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful furniture in my library?”
Embarrassed, the young man admitted that he had seen nothing. His only concern was not to spill the drops of oil the wise man had given him.
“So, go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the wise man. “You can’t trust a man if you don’t know his house.”
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1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Now more at ease, the young man took the spoon and walked around the castle again.
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“But where are the two drops of oil I gave you?” asked the wise man.
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内容包括：拔苗助长的故事内容；该寓言故事给你的启示。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.题目已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：寓言 fable
拔苗助长：Pulling up the seedlings to help them grow
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注意：1. 发挥想象力把故事写生动；
2. 字数80-120；
3. 参考词汇：hoe n. 锄头 v. 锄地；trunk n. 树干；bump into 撞上；rabbit n. 兔子
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