A girl went to her father and told him that her life was too hard. She said she couldn’t work all the difficulties out ______. She just wanted to give up.
Her father said, “I think I know ______ I can help you. ______ me.” They went into the ______. Her father put a potato, an egg and some coffee beans into three different bowls of water. Then, he started to boil (煮沸) the water on the stove.
After some time, he turned the stove ______ and took out the potato, the egg and the beans. He then showed each of them to his daughter.
“Look. The potato was hard before I boiled it, but now, it is ______ and weak. The egg was fragile (易碎的) until I put it in the water—now, it is hard inside. But the coffee beans were different. When they met the boiling water, they changed and became delicious ______.”
Life ______ problems to us all. The potato, egg and coffee beans were all met with the same problem. But they each solve the problem in their own way. It is up to you to take the difficulties you face and find something good in ______. By making a(n) ______, the father taught his daughter a life lesson.
16. A.no more | B.no longer | C.any more | D.not more |
17. 18. A.Help | B.Hold | C.Let | D.Follow |
19. A.kitchen | B.bathroom | C.living room | D.bedroom |
20. 21. A.sweet | B.brown | C.smaller | D.soft |
22. A.beans | B.coffee | C.food | D.potato |
23. A.takes | B.carries | C.makes | D.brings |
24. A.it | B.itself | C.them | D.themselves |
25. A.meal | B.talk | C.report | D.experiment |