2 . Once Confucius（孔子）was passing by a village where he saw an old man with his young son pulling water from the well. Confucius was ______ to see this as at that time people harnessed（使用）horses or oxen to pull ______ from the well.
Confucius with ______ went to the old man and said, “Why are you unnecessarily ____ yourself and the young man, now that we have harnessed horses and oxen?”
The old man ______ to him, “Please speak _______ I don’t want my son to hear this. I can answer you, but please ______ when my son goes for lunch.”
Confucius was puzzled. He kept ______ and waited until the old man came to him alone at ______ time. Confucius questioned, “Why would you not let your son ______ what I said?”
The old man replied, “I am 85 years old and yet I have ______ to work side by side. If today I ______ horses to pull water, then my son will not be able to have the same strength at 85 as I have now. That’s why I ______ you not to speak about it in front of my son. It’s a question of his _______ We’ve heard that in towns people use horses or machines to pull water from the well. ______ if I use them now too, then what will he do? What ______ will it have on my son’s health? If he is saved from doing hard work now, then how will he be able to ______ his health? ”
What we do today will affect us _______. What we do on one hand has an immediate effect on the other. He who _______ during the daytime destroys his repose（休息）of the night. Rest has to be earned through______.
1. | A．confused | B．excited | C．disappointed | D．interested |
2. | A．stone | B．juice | C．water | D．oil |
3. | A．anger | B．concern | C．anxiety | D．care |
4. | A．relaxing | B．enjoying | C．tiring | D．helping |
5. | A．pointed | B．whispered | C．listened | D．walked |
6. | A．softly | B．loudly | C．slowly | D．quickly |
7. | A．get away | B．come back | C．give in | D．go over |
8. | A．calm | B．cool | C．quiet | D．healthy |
9. | A．supper | B．breakfast | C．dinner | D．lunch |
10. | A．understand | B．hear | C．imitate | D．practise |
11. | A．strength | B．courage | C．intelligence | D．confidence |
12. | A．obtain | B．handle | C．use | D．fasten |
13. | A．allowed | B．forbade | C．invited | D．asked |
14. | A．ability | B．health | C．weakness | D．ambition |
15. 16. | A．harm | B．result | C．purpose | D．effect |
17. | A．support | B．show | C．survive | D．maintain |
18. | A．tomorrow | B．forever | C．yesterday | D．past |
19. | A．works | B．dreams | C．eats | D．rests |
20. | A．study | B．exercise | C．labour | D．sleep |
