A man found the cocoon (茧) of a moth (蛾). He took it home so that he could    1  the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small   2  appeared. He sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to   3  the body through that little hole. Soon it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had    4  as far as it could and it could go no further. It just seemed to be stuck. So the man, out of his kindness, decided to help the moth. He took a pair of scissors and cut off the  5___  bit of the cocoon. The   6  then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriven (无用的) wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and   7  to be able to support the    8  , which would get smaller in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life   9  around with a swollen body and shriven wings. It was   10  able to fly.
What the man in his kindness   11  was that the small cocoon and the  12__of the moth to get through the   13  opening was a way to push fluid (液体)   14  the body of moth   15   its wings so that it would be ready to fly   16  it got out of the cocoon. Freedom and    17  would come only after the struggle. By taking the struggle away, he also took away the moth’s health.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we were to   18  our lives without any difficulties, we would become disabled. We would not be as    19  as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance. Leave no room for   20   .

Butterfly’s wings

One day a small opening appeared on a cocoon（茧）, a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it was struggling to 36 its body through that little hole．Then it seemed to stop making any progress．It appeared as if it had gotten 37 it could and it could go no further．So the man decided to 38 the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and 39 the remaining part of the cocoon．The butterfly then 40 easily．

But it has a swollen（肿胀的） body and 41 wings．The man continued to 42 the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the 43 would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would 44 in time．Neither happened! 45, the butterfly spent the rest of its life 46 around with a swollen body and small, shriveled（褶皱的） wings．It 47 was able to fly．What the man did in his 48 and haste（匆忙）did no good to the butterfly．He didn’t know the 49 cocoon and the struggle 50 for the butterfly to get through the tiny 51 were the natural way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings 52 it would be ready for flight once it achieved its 53 from the cocoon．

Sometimes the 54 is exactly what we need in our life．If we are allowed to go through our life without any 55 , it would not be a good thing to us．We would not be as strong as what we could have been．

36　 　 A．build　　　　　　　　　　 B．force　　　　　　　　　　 C．form D．destroy

37　 　 A．as far as　　　　　　　 B．as long as C．as soon as D．as quick as

38　 　 A．seize　　　　　　　　　　 B．leave　　　　　　　　　　 C．bring　　　　　　　　　　 D．help

39　 　 A．took off　　　　　　　 B．made up　　　　　　　　 C．cut off D．picked up

40　 　 A．spread over　　　　 B．came out　　　　　　　 C．stayed in D．flew away

41　 　 A．hard　　　　　　　　　　 B．strong　　　　　　　　　　 C．small　　　　　　　　　　 D．large

42　 　 A．watch　　　　　　　　　 B．look for　　　　　　　　　 C．look after　　　　　　　 D．follow

43　 　 A．butterfly　　　　　　　 B．wings　　　　　　　　　　 C．cocoon D．scissors

44　 　 A．disappear　　　　　　 B．enlarge　　　　　　　　　 C．lose D．contract

45　 　 A．Luckily　　　　　　　　 B．Probably　　　　　　　　 C．In all　　　　　　　　　　　 D．In fact

46　 　 A．crawling　　　　　　　 B．approaching　　　　　 C．running D．wandering

47　 　 A．ever　　　　　　　　　　 B．seldom　　　　　　　　　 C．always　　　　　　　　　 D．never

48　 　 A．fear　　　　　　　　　　　 B．kindness　　　　　　　　 C．evil D．confidence

49　 　 A．restricting　　　　　 B．loose　　　　　　　　　　 C．soft　　　　　　　　　　　 D．little

50　 　 A．prepared　　　　　　　 B．wanted　　　　　　　　　 C．allowed D．required

51　 　 A．place　　　　　　　　　　 B．room　　　　　　　　　　　 C．opening　　　　　　　　 D．space

52　 　 A．even if　　　　　　　　 B．otherwise　　　　　　　 C．when　　　　　　　　　　 D．so that

53　 　 A．life　　　　　　　　　　　 B．success　　　　　　　　　 C．progress D．freedom

54　 　 A．courage　　　　　　　 B．struggle　　　　　　　　 C．wisdom D．strength

55　　　 A．fun　　　　　　　　　　　 B．friends　　　　　　　　　 C．obstacles D．achievement

88. My old school friend comes to see me now and then. The underlined part means ____.

A.seldom                  B. sometimes          C. once a year         D. Never

88. My old school friend comes to see me now and then. The underlined part means ____.

A.seldom                  B. sometimes          C. once a year         D. Never