1 . If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong. You must also _______as if your life is completely out of control at times. It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or_______strangers can boost(增强)your spirits. It is also during those _______that negative words can be devastating (毁灭性的) and sink you deeper and deeper into depression.
For example, consider this story about a group of _______who were traveling through the woods when _______of them fell into a deep pit(坑). All of the other frogs gathered around the _______. When they saw how _______the pit was, they told the two _______frogs they would never get out.
The two frogs didn’t obey what other frogs said and tried to _______ out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them not to jump, ________it was in vain. Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply ________ He fell down and ________. The other frog continued to jump as ________as he could. Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to ________ the pain. The more they ________, the harder he jumped and finally he ________to safety.
When he ________, the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all ________him to simply quit. The frog ________to them that he was a little bit deaf. He thought they were ________him all the time.1.

A．think

B．experience

C．seem

D．feel

2.

A．so

B．just

C．even

D．ever

3.

A．processes

B．times

C．courses

D．practices

4.

A．frogs

B．mice

C．dogs

D．cats

5.

A．two

B．three

C．many

D．few

6.

A．hole

B．pit

C．water

D．well

7.

A．muddy

B．wide

C．deep

D．long

8.

A．uncomfortable

B．unpleasant

C．unhappy

D．unfortunate

9.

A．run

B．walk

C．climb

D．jump

10.

A．so

B．as long as

C．because

D．although

11.

A．gave out

B．gave up

C．gave away

D．gave off

12.

A．died

B．wounded

C．destroyed

D．damaged

13.

A．fast

B．hard

C．easily

D．swiftly

14.

A．help

B．ban

C．forbid

D．stop

15.

A．cried

B．spoke

C．shouted

D．read

16.

A．get it

B．forget it

C．use it

D．made it

17.

A．turned out

B．kept out

C．got out

D．held out

18.

A．taking to

B．shouting at

C．throwing at

D．speaking to

19.

A．explained

B．announced

C．introduced

D．told

20.

A．encouraging

B．helping

C．pulling

D．dragging

2 . A sufferer of Hansen’s Disease in Fiji, with twisted hands, became an internationally known artist. “My ____ I see as a gift led me to my life’s work,” he said. “If it had not been for it, none of these things would have ____.”
Some people succeed ____handicaps(残疾). Others succeed because of them. The ____is that our problems help to make us what we are. Those who____often learn the value of sympathy. And those who ____often teach others how to rise again. Our troubles can ____us in ways a carefree (无忧无虑的) existence cannot.
A ____is told about an Eastern village that through the centuries was known for its good pottery（陶器）. Especially ____were its pots, high as tables, wide as chairs; they were ____around the globe for their strong form and great beauty.
Legend has it that when each pot was seemingly ____, there was still one final step. The craftsman ____it---and then put it back together with gold filigree(金银丝).
A(n) ____pot was then transformed into a priceless work of art. What seemed finished wasn’t until it was broken.
So it is with ____! Broken by hardships, disappointments and tragedies, they can become ____and bitter. ____when mended by a hand of patience and love, the finished ____will be a work of beauty; a life that could ____reach its wholeness after it was broken.
If you feel broken, ____that you are a work of art! And you may not actually be complete until the ____are bonded with gold filigree of love.1.

A．sickness

B．guilt

C．danger

D．complaint

2.

A．failed

B．spread

C．happened

D．stopped

3.

A．in honour of

B．in place of

C．in advance of

D．in spite of

4.

A．decision

B．truth

C．excuse

D．promise

5.

A．escape

B．suffer

C．argue

D．exist

6.

A．fall down

B．calm down

C．get up

D．turn up

7.

A．scold

B．shape

C．trap

D．disturb

8.

A．story

B．dream

C．lie

D．joke

9.

A．boring

B．frightening

C．relaxing

D．striking

10.

A．saved

B．lost

C．admired

D．stolen

11.

A．counted

B．purchased

C．received

D．finished

12.

A．shared

B．collected

C．broke

D．changed

13.

A．ordinary

B．precious

C．small

D．heavy

14.

A．history

B．culture

C．people

D．space

15.

A．disappointed

B．ashamed

C．amused

D．shy

16.

A．Or

B．But

C．So

D．Because

17.

A．experiment

B．building

C．passage

D．product

18.

A．seldom

B．never

C．only

D．sometimes

19.

A．explain

B．deny

C．inform

D．remember

20.

A．edges

B．pieces

C．ends

D．facts