Larry seemed always silent and didn’t have any friends. His teacher Mr. Brown ________ this. One day, he asked Larry to meet him after class. Mr. Brown said, “I see that you don’t talk to anyone or show any ________ in anything. What’s wrong?” Larry replied, “Sir, I have a very ________ life. I have to face some very sad things and I keep ________ them. Because of this, I can’t focus my attention on anything and don’t even feel like talking to anybody.
Mr. Brown listened carefully, thought for a while and said, “Would you like some lemonade(柠檬汽水)?” Larry felt a little ________ and nervously replied, “Yes, thank you!”
While ________ lemonade, Mr. Brown added more salt on purpose and kept the quantity(数量) of sugar low. Larry made a ________ face as soon as he drank a sip of that lemonade. Seeing this, Mr. Brown asked, “You don’t like it?”
“Um... it’s just there is a bit too much ________ in it,” Larry answered.
Mr. Brown stopped him, “Oh, it doesn’t matter. I will throw it away.” As the teacher was lifting the glass, Larry stopped him and said, “Sir, please don’t throw it away. If we put a little more sugar in the lemonade, it will be fine to drink.”
Hearing this, Mr. Brown said ________, “This is what I want to hear from you. To improve the taste of lemonade, we don’t need to remove the salt from it, we can just add some sugar to it. Similarly, we cannot remove sad things that have already happened to us, but we can add sweetness of good experiences in our life. If you keep on crying about your ________ neither your present will be right nor the future will be bright.”
Larry realized his problem and promised to live a positive life.
11. A.enjoyed | B.noticed | C.believed | D.forgot |
12. A.fear | B.anger | C.interest | D.politeness |
13. A.simple | B.difficult | C.relaxing | D.common |
14. A.looking for | B.learning from | C.laughing at | D.thinking about |
15. A.surprised | B.tired | C.bored | D.shamed |
16. A.buying | B.cooking | C.preparing | D.drinking |
17. A.serious | B.friendly | C.patient | D.strange |
18. A.sugar | B.water | C.salt | D.lemonade |
19. A.bravely | B.coldly | C.happily | D.angrily |
20. A.style | B.habit | C.decision | D.past |