Question

A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she could do and wanted to ______. She was tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been settled, but ____ appeared.

Her father, a cook, took her into the ______. He poured water into three pots and boiled it. After the water came to a boil, he put some______in the first pot, eggs in the second and coffee in the last. He waited for them for a few minutes ______any words.

The girl closed her mouth and waited, impatient and ______ by what her father was doing. After about 20 minutes, her father ______the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took the eggs and put them in another bowl. After that he ______ the coffee into a cup. Turning back to his ______ , he asked, “Sweetheart, what do you see?”

“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she replied.

Her father asked her to ________ the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were ________.

____ he asked her to take the eggs and break them. After peeling them, she felt the eggs were hard.

Last, her father asked her to smell the coffee.

She asked, “What does this ________, Father?”

He ______that each of the things had felt the same unfortunate fate. They were all boiled in ______, but with a ______ result. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after being boiled. The fragile eggs became ______ after cooking. Coffee grounds were very unique. They could change the water.

“______one are you?” asked her father, “When misfortune______ on your door, what will your ______ be? Are you carrots, eggs of coffee?”

1.A. give in B. carry on C. go on D. give up

2.A. another B. the rest C. the other D. the second

3.A. backyard B. storeroom C. kitchen D. bedroom

4.A. potatoes B. apples C. tomatoes D. carrots

5.A. with B. without C. beyond D. over

6.A. surprised B. excited C. confused D. relaxed

7.A. turned off B. turned down C. turned on D. turned out

8.A. put B. picked C. flew D. poured

9.A. son B. daughter C. kitchen D. pot

10.A. smell B. eat C. touch D. taste

11.A. strong B. soft C. light D. heavy

12.A. After that B. Since then C. Now that D. Once again

13.A. refer B. say C. mean D. think

14.A. questioned B. suggested C. required D. explained

15.A. stove B. pot C. water D. fire

16.A. different B. same C. similar D. wonderful

17.A. delicious B. calm C. hard D. broken

18.A. What B. Which C. Whose D. Whichever

19.A. knocks B. touches C. looks D. waits

20.A. answer B. responsibility C. reaction D. impression

Answer 1