There was a little boy who got angry easily. His father gave him a bag of nails(钉子) and told him that every  16  he got angry, to drive a nail into the back wall. The first day the boy had 17  37 nails into the wall. Then he put fewer and fewer nails. He found it was　18   to be not angry than to drive those  19  into the wall. 　Finally the day came when the boy didn't get  20  at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to be not angry. The days  21  and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that  22  nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the  23　. He said, "You have done  24 , my son, but look at the holes in the wall. The wall will  25  be the same. When you say things 　26 , they leave a scar(伤疤) just like this one. You  27  put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter  28  you say I'm sorry, the wound（伤口） is still there. A mental hurt is as bad as a physical one. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you  29  and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always　30　 to open their hearts to us.

1.A. time        B. day         C. week             D. year

2.A. turned      B. driven     C. pulled          D. threw

3.A. harder      B. tougher    C. easier           D. worse

4.A. sticks     B. knives       C. nails            D. forks

5.A. happy          B. sad          C. excited         D. angry

6.A passed          B. came         C. returned         D. happened

7.A. some           B. many         C. all              D. most

8.A. house          B. nails       C. room             D. wall

9.A. badly       B. well       C. sadly            D. kindly

10.A. never       B. sometimes      C. often         D. always

11.A. politely     B. carefully   C. happily        D. angrily

12.A. must          B. need        C. can           D. should

13.A. how much    B. how long     C. how many times   D. how far

14.A. cry           B. jump         C. lose         D. smile

15.A. refuse      B. want           C. fail          D. learn

There was a little boy who got angry easily. His father gave him a bag of nails(钉子) and told him that every  16  he got angry, to drive a nail into the back wall. The first day the boy had 17  37 nails into the wall. Then he put fewer and fewer nails. He found it was　18  to be not angry than to drive those  19  into the wall. 　Finally the day came when the boy didn't get  20  at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to be not angry. The days  21  and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that  22  nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the  23　. He said, "You have done  24 , my son, but look at the holes in the wall. The wall will  25  be the same. When you say things 　26 , they leave a scar(伤疤) just like this one. You  27  put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter  28  you say I'm sorry, the wound（伤口） is still there. A mental hurt is as bad as a physical one. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you  29  and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always　30　 to open their hearts to us.

       When I was 18 years old, one morning, my father told me to drive him into a town, about 40 miles away.I had just learned to __1__, so I agreed with pleasure.When we came to the town, something was wrong with the car.Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it __2__ and promised to pick dad up at 4 p.m.Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the __3__.However, I became __4__ interested in the film that I forgot the time.When the last film finished, it was 6 o'clock.

       I was afraid dad would be __5__  and never let me drive again, so I drove back quickly to meet dad and made an excuse (借口) __6__ my being late.I'll never forget the cry he gave me, “I'm disappointed that I feel you have to tell a lie to me, Jack.I'm angry, not with __7__ but with myself.I have failed __8__ I've brought up a son who can not even tell the truth to his own father.I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about __9__ I have done wrong all these years.”

       Dad began __10__ along the road.I begged (乞求) all the way, telling him how I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour.It was the most unforgettable lesson.I have never told a lie to him ever since.

(　　)1.A.drive   B.work    C.live    D.travel

(　　)2.A.made    B.repaired   C.waited   D.parked

(　　)3.A.concert   B.bookstore    C.shop   D.cinema

(　　)4.A.very    B.too   C.so    D.fairly

(　　)5.A.excited  B.angry    C.disappointed   D.sad

(　　)6.A.at    B.to    C.for  D.with

(　　)7.A.me    B.it   C.you    D.him

(　　)8.A.so   B.because    C.after   D.before

(　　)9.A.where    B.when    C.why    D.how

(　　)10.A.running    B.driving    C.crying  D.walking

A man got a new car and he was very proud 　26　 it. One day, when he 　27　 back home, he saw his three-year-old son 　28　 hitting the new car with a toy hammer. The man was 　29　 angry that he ran to his son, grabbed the hammer from 　30　, and used the hammer to hit the little boy’s hands too hard. The 　31　 boy cried out but his father didn’t care.
　　When the father 　32　, he took his son to the 　33　 as fast as he could. Although the doctor tried his best to save the 　34　 bones（骨头）, he had to cut the fingers from both of the boy’s hands in the end.
　　When the boy 　35　 in the hospital and saw his hands, he innocently(天真) said, “Dady, I’m sorry about your car.” Then he asked, “but 　36　 are my fingers going to grow back?” The father 　37　 very sad.
　　Think about the story when 　38　 steps on your feet or when you wish to take revenge(报复). Think first before you lose your patience with someone. Cars can 　39　, but broken bones and hurt feelings often can’t.
　　People often make mistakes. But we should remember that forgiveness is greater than revenge. 　40　 before act!