A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to
36 . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.
Her father, a cook, took her
37 the kitchen. He poured water into three pans(锅)and boiled(煮)it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the
38 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He
39 them for a few minutes without any words.
The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently, not knowing
40 her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes, her father turned
41 the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put
42 in another bowl. After that the
43 was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, "What do you
44 ?" "Carrots, eggs, and coffee, " she answered.
Her father told her to
45 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take the eggs and
46 them. Then, she got the eggs, cooked and hard. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. "What's the meaning, Father?" He
47 that each had suffered the same unlucky experience— the boiling water, but
48 had a different reaction(反应
). The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard
49 being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. "Who are you?" asked her father, "When calamity(厄运)
50 your door, what's your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?"
| 【小题1】 | | A．grow up | B．give up | C．set up | D．pick up |
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| 【小题2】 | | A．into | B．within | C．out of | D．away from |
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| 【小题3】 | | A．first | B．second | C．third | D．fourth |
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| 【小题4】 | | A．looked for | B．searched for | C．waited for | D．called for |
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| 【小题7】 | | A．it | B．its | C．them | D．themselves |
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| 【小题8】 | | A．eggs | B．carrots | C．coffee | D．water |
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| 【小题9】 | | A．hear | B．taste | C．smell | D．see |
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| 【小题10】 | | A．close | B．open | C．wash | D．drop |
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| 【小题11】 | | A．keep | B．protect | C．break | D．drink |
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| 【小题12】 | | A．complained | B．explained | C．told | D．expected |
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| 【小题13】 | | A．every | B．all | C．each | D．either |
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| 【小题14】 | | A．before | B．after | C．behind | D．under |
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| 【小题15】 | | A．lies in | B．comes across | C．meets with | D．knocks at |
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