A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she had to do and wanted to _____up. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but______came over.

Her father, a cook, took her into the_____.He poured water into three pans (锅) and boiled it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the second he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He ____for them for a few minutes without any words.

The girl waited impatiently, not knowing ____her father was doing that. About 20 minutes later, her father turned ____the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the______and put them in another bowl. After that the coffee was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “My sweet heart, what do you ____?” “Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she answered.

Her father told her to ____her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did so and felt that the carrots were______. After that he asked her to take eggs and ____them. Then, she got the eggs, warm and hard. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. She asked, “What did you do this for, Father?” He ____that each one had had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water, but ____had a different result. The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very_____and it changed the water. “Who are you?” asked her father, “When bad luck ____your door, what’s your decision? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?”

1.A. grow B. give C. set D. pick

2.A. other B. else C. another D. many

3.A. bedroom B. office C. restaurant D. kitchen

4.A. looked B. searched C. waited D. called

5.A. that B. when C. what D. why

6.A. into B. over C. off D. out

7.A. vegetables B. fruits C. eggs D. cakes

8.A. hear B. taste C. smell D. see

9.A. close B. open C. wash D. clean

10.A. hard B. soft C. sweet D. sour

11.A. drop B. cook C. break D. drink

12.A. smiled B. explained C. laughed D. expected

13.A. each B. all C. every D. either

14.A. bitter B. colorful C. special D. common

15.A. lies in B. comes across C. meets with D. knocks at

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