阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项,使短文意思完整、句子通顺,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A woman in a small village was not happy with her life. She thought she always had problems.
One day, a wise (充满智慧的) old man came and lived in her village. Many people went to him with their problems and asked for ________. The woman also ________ to visit the old man.
The woman arrived at the old man’s house one morning, but she didn’t meet him until evening. When she finally met the old man, she said, “Sir, I am upset about my life. Problems are always around me. Please tell me ________ to end them.”
The old man said, “It’s too ________ today. I will answer your question tomorrow. Will you do a small job for me?”
The woman thought for one minute and ________.
“There are 20 camels (骆驼) behind my house. I want you to take care of them tonight. You can’t go to sleep ________ all of them sit down,” the old man said.
The next morning, the old man asked the woman, “Did you sleep well?”
The woman replied, “I couldn’t sleep ________ for a minute. I tried hard but I couldn’t make all camels sit down. If I made one camel sit down, then another one would stand up. It made me tired and ________.”
The old man said, “Life is ________. If you solve one problem, another will appear. Just ________ who you are and life as what is like. And learn to solve problems one by one and enjoy life.”
11. A.news | B.hope | C.advice | D.service |
12. A.forgot | B.learned | C.refused | D.decided |
13. 14. A.late | B.cold | C.easy | D.early |
15. A.tried | B.agreed | C.appeared | D.discussed |
16. A.if | B.though | C.after | D.unless |
17. A.ever | B.only | C.even | D.again |
18. A.ready | B.angry | C.normal | D.available |
19. A.fresh | B.similar | C.normal | D.dangerous |
20. A.mix | B.stand | C.cover | D.accept |