Lucy complained to her father about her hard life. She wanted to  36 because she didn’t know how to______37___ her problems. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. Once one    ___38____  had been solved, another came.
Her father, a cook, took her into the ___39____. He poured water into three pans. After the water ___40____, in the first pan he put some carrots, the second some eggs, and in the __41____ some coffee. He waited without any   42  .
The girl closed her mouth and waited,   43 by what her father was doing. After about twenty minutes, her father   44 the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. Then the coffee was ____45___ into a cup.
Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you  46  ?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she answered.
Her father suggested she   47   the carrots. She did, and felt the carrots were   48 . Then he asked her to take the eggs and   49 them. After peeling（剥）them, she felt that the eggs were hard.  Lastly, he asked her to smell the __50____. She asked impatiently  , “What’s the meaning of this, father?” He explained that  51  had felt the same misfortune to be put into the __52___ water， but had reacted  53 . The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after a while in the boiling water. The easily ___54___eggs became hard after being cooked. Coffee was very unique --- it could change water.
“  55 are you?  ”asked  her father. “When the difficulty knocks your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?”

【小题1】

A．give up B．wear out C．catch up D．run out

【小题9】

A．turned off B．turned up C．turned down D．turned away

【小题20】

A．How B．Who C．When D．Where

Lucy complained to her father about her hard life. She wanted to  36 because she didn’t know how to______37___ her problems. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. Once one    ___38____  had been solved, another came.

Her father, a cook, took her into the ___39____. He poured water into three pans. After the water ___40____, in the first pan he put some carrots, the second some eggs, and in the __41____ some coffee. He waited without any   42  .

The girl closed her mouth and waited,   43 by what her father was doing. After about twenty minutes, her father    44 the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. Then the coffee was ____45___ into a cup.

Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you  46  ?”

“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she answered.

Her father suggested she   47   the carrots. She did, and felt the carrots were   48 . Then he asked her to take the eggs and   49 them. After peeling（剥）them, she felt that the eggs were hard.  Lastly, he asked her to smell the __50____. She asked impatiently  , “What’s the meaning of this, father?” He explained that   51  had felt the same misfortune to be put into the __52___ water， but had reacted   53 . The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after a while in the boiling water. The easily ___54___eggs became hard after being cooked. Coffee was very unique --- it could change water.

“   55 are you?  ”asked  her father. “When the difficulty knocks your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?”

1.A. give up        B. wear out         C. catch up         D. run out

2.A．win         B. beat              C. overcome          D. defeat

3. A. matter       B. business         C. question         D. problem

4.A .room        B. dining room        C. chicken            D. kitchen

5. A. boils        B. boiled             C. boiling            D. boil

6. A. first         B. second             C. three             D. last

7. A.  breath      B. praises              C. words                D. complaints

8. A. pleased       B. frightened           C. disappointed     D. puzzled

9. A. turned off        B. turned up            C. turned down      D. turned away

10. A. poured       B. dropped           C. slipped            D. flown

11.A. mean      B. see              C. ate          D. explain

12. A. touch        B. eat              C. observe          D. keep

13.  A. bad         B. hard             C. soft             D. gentle

14. A. hit          B. break                C. beat             D. destory

15..A. coffee        B. carrot              C. eggs              D. water

16.A. nothing       B. anything         C. everything           D. something

17.A. boils          B. boiled             C. boiling            D. boil

18.A. differently       B. certainly            C. happily          D. equally

19.A. broken         B. boil                C. cooked           D. ate

20.A. How           B. Who              C. When             D. Where

1)        Lucy is much kinder to her so than she is to the others,         (让其他的人不高兴)(which)

2)                 (虽然他聪明),he doesn’t put his heart into his research. (as)

3)                  (让她感到吃惊的是),she received a call from Li Yong that she could have a chance to choose a “golden egg”. (astonish)

4)        I         (教书)in a big city five years ago. Still, I don’t regret giving it up. (teach)

5)        Joseph         (一定没有找到他的汽车),for he came to work by bus this morning. (can)

6)                 (因为她病了),Mary had to stay at home. (be)

7)        Many representatives were in favor of his suggestion that a special committee         (被建立)to investigate the incident. (set)

8)        There is          (没有必需邀请)her to the party. She has got engaged and is quite mad about her fiancé. (point)

9)        The film Harry Potter IV         (为……为准备)children above 12 and adults, for it contains horror and violence. (intend)

10)     He is said           (在设计)a new computer programme now, but I don’t know when he will finish it. (design)