Question

A rich man had a son with bad habits. On day, he took his son to an old scholar (学者) to ask for good _______.

The scholar took the boy for a walk _______ a garden. Stopping suddenly he asked the boy to _______ out a small plant growing there. The boy held the plant between his thumb (拇指) and forefinger and pulled it out. The old man then asked him to pull out a little _______ plant. The boy pulled hard and the plant came out, roots and all.

"Now pull out that one," said the old man, pointing to a bush (灌木丛). _______, the boy tried his best and pulled it out.

"Now take this one out," said the old man, pointing to an apple tree. The boy held the tree and tried to pull it out. _______ it would not move. "It's _______ to pull it out," said the boy.

"So it is with bad habits," said the scholar. "When _______ are young it is easy to pull them out. But when they grow bigger, they cannot be pulled out easily."

The lesson with the old man changed the boy's life. He gave up his bad _______ and became an excellent man.

Don't ________ for bad habits to grow in you, drop them while you have control over them, or they will get control over you.

1.A.question B.class C.advice

2.A.through B.across C.on

3.A.take B.cut C.pull

4.A.younger B.bigger C.smaller

5.A.In the end B.At the beginning C.At first

6.A.So B.But C.Or

7.A.easy B.possible C.impossible

8.A.we B.you C.they

9.A.hobbies B.habits C.mistakes

10.A.hope B.wait C.leave

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