Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词, 每词或词组只能填一次)
A. flying B. colourful C. buy D. chose E. prevents |
One day, a father and his son went to a kite flying festival. When they arrived, there were already many adults and their children playing in the park. When the son saw the sky filled with 16 kites in different shapes, he was excited and wanted to get one, too. His father agreed. So they went to a kite shop and 17 a beautiful one.
With the string (线) in hand, the son started 18 the kite. Soon, the kite was high up in the sky. After a while, the son said, “Father, it seems that the string 19 the kite from flying higher. If we cut it, it will be free and fly even higher. Can you cut it?” The father didn’t reply, but just cut the string off the reel (线轴). Suddenly, the kite began to go higher, which made the son much happier.
A. stronger B. stay C. surprise D. slowly E. satisfaction |
However, to his 20 , the kite was coming down 21 . They waited for quite some time, it fell onto the grass. The son felt upset and asked, “I thought that after cutting the string, the kite would fly higher. Why did it fall down?”
The father smiled and said, “The role of the string was not stopping the kite from flying higher, but helping it 22 in the sky because the kite itself can’t fly up. By using the string, you help the kite go up the right direction. When you cut the string, it could not support the kite.
In our life, we may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing. But in fact, these might be the things that support us most. We can really grow up and become 23 by realizing the importance of these things.