One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days
later, the boy saw a small 36 in the cocoon. He
sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 37 body
through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped. So the boy 38 to
help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be 39 .He
took a pair of scissors and cut the hole 40 .The
butterfly came out of the cocoon but it 41 a little
different. It had a weak body and small, thin 42 .The
butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its
life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings.
It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with 43 but
he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of
the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of 44 out
of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s
body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 45 to
fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out
of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
46 struggles are what we need in our lives. If
we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would
not be 47 we could have been and we would never
fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all
windows, and sometimes even 48 growth,
without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid 49 or
problems. So, next time you are 50 a problem or
difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!
1. A.hole B.worm C.tall D.snake
2. A.it B.it’s C.itself D.its
3. A.decided B.asked C.showed D.ordered
4. A.afraid B.interested C.surprised D.grateful
5. A.slimmer B.bigger C.shorter D.smaller
6. A.touched B.sounded C.looked D.smelt
7. A.wings B.feet C.eyes D.head
8. A.success B.excitement C.kindness D.humour
9. A.get B.getting C.to get D.got
10. A.ready B.quiet C.glad D.used
11. A.Somewhere B.Something C.Some time D.Sometimes
12. A.as helpful as B.as weak as C.as strong as D.as creative as
13. A.repeats B.recommends C.requires D.represents
14. A.happiness B.difficulties C.pleasure D.hope
15. A.served with B.growing into C.bringing in D.faced with