Once there were three travelers checking in a hotel.When they went out in the morning,one traveler brought an umbrella and_________one took a crutch (拐杖) while the third one left with nothing.

When they were back in the evening, the man who brought an umbrella got his clothes wet in the rain; the one taking a crutch fell, all covered with mud; but the man empty hands kept his clothes dry_________ any mud on it. The two men felt it was___________ strange that they asked the third man why.

The third traveller didn’t reply,_________he asked the man with an umbrella, “Then why were you caught in the rain without falling?”

“When it was raining, I felt glad for my prediction, and then I opened_______umbrella and walked in the rain bravely. I didn’t think I would be caught in the rain, but_______ my clothes got so wet. When I went to the places which were too muddy to _______ ,I thought I didn’t have a crutch to help out, I walked very carefully. It _______ that I walked all the way back sound and safe.”

After _______the first man said, the third man then asked the man with a crutch why he became mudded all over himself instead of getting wet.

He answered like this, “When it was raining, I had no umbrella, so I chose those places that protected me from the rain to walk through. But I wasn't so careful in the muddy places because I had a crutch.”

Then the empty-handed traveller said , “When it was raining, I chose the places to protect ________ from the rain and in the muddy places I kept careful, so I was neither wet nor muddy.”

1.A. another B. other C. the other D. others

2.A. in B. out C. with D. without

3.A. such B. so C. too D. very

4.A. and B. so C. instead D. because

5.A. a B. an C. / D. the

6.A. luckily B. unluckily C. lucky D. unlucky

7.A. cross B. across C. crossing D. crosses

8.A. tried out B. turned out C. handed out D. found out

9.A. hearing B. hear C. heard D. to hear

10.A. me B. mine C. myself D. I

It’s a good idea to be open, if you want to make more friends. What do you really mean________being open? Being open is a kind of cooperation for others to come in, to speak and to share. ___________ is important for us to let others get to know what we think and feel. In this way we will be understood and __________ by others. If we aren't open with others, we won't fully believe in ourselves or others. Here are some ______to be more open.

First, make your outside behavior ______ your inside feelings and thoughts. Showing your real feelings means showing your kindness for others. Second, share how you really feel about something instead of just opinions. Third, try to change your questions into statements(陈述句)while_______others so that you can be understood more easily. For example, you might say "I feel happy that you are here," instead of "_____________" Finally, try not to say "l don't know." That usually means I don't want to think about it____________.

Remember also that it is not suitable to be open in every situation. You may want to be more open with ______friends, but not with people you don't know well _______you are not sure what someone else will think of you. On the whole, being open is a good way for us to get on well with others, but we’d better keep the balance between being open and not being too open.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.A. for B. by C. in

2.A. It B. That C. This

3.A. refused B. received C. accepted

4.A. suggestions B. advice C. suggestion

5.A. different from B. similar to C. the same as

6.A. talking with B. talking about C. talk to

7.A. I’m happy to see you. B. Are you glad that you are here? C. Nice to see you.

8.A. any more B. More C. or so

9.A. close B. closed C. closely

10.A. although B. because C. unless

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