阅读下面短文,从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
One day, a young man Gary went to see a wise old man. He wanted to know ______ he wasn’t able to realize all of his goals in his life. With a smile, the wise man listened to Gary’s ______ and said, “First, help me boil a pot of water (烧开一壶水)!”
Gary saw a big pot next to a stove (火炉), but he didn’t find any ______, so he went out to look for some. He ______ with some wood and put the pot full of water on the stove. Then he started a fire. But because the pot was too big, when the wood was used up, the water did not boil. So he ran off to get ______ wood. But when he returned, the water got ______. This time he learned his lesson ______ prepared (准备) more wood. And the water boiled very quickly.
“If there is not enough wood, how would you boil the water?” the wise man asked. Gary ______ it for a minute and didn’t know the answer. “Well, just pour (倒出) out some water from the pot!” the old man said. “At first, you had too many ______. One is just like the pot full of water. You didn’t have enough wood so you ______ to boil the water. If you want to boil the water, then you will have to pour some water out or prepare more wood!”
11. 12. A.story | B.concert | C.program | D.lesson |
13. A.sugar | B.water | C.wood | D.food |
14. A.left | B.went | C.stopped | D.returned |
15. A.more | B.rounder | C.wetter | D.smoother |
16. A.hot | B.cold | C.sweet | D.clean |
17. 18. A.agreed with | B.shared with | C.thought of | D.asked for |
19. A.interests | B.standards | C.choices | D.goals |
20. A.feared | B.failed | C.continued | D.wished |