There once was a little boy who often got angry for
unknown reasons and ended up quarreling with his friends. His parents felt 36
but had no idea how to deal with the matter.
In order to help the son, his father gave him a bag of
37 and told him that every time he 38
his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the 39
.
At first the boy felt puzzled at his father's words,
but he did as he was told. The first day the little boy had 40
thirty nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, 41
he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily 42
reduced. Three months later, the little boy discovered it was easier
to 43 his temper than to hammer those nails into
the fence. Finally the day came 44 the little
boy did not lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father
suggested that the little boy now 45 one nail
each day when he was 46 control his temper. The
days passed and the little boy was 47 able to
tell his father that all the nails were 48
.
The father took his little boy 49
the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my
son, but look at the 50 in the fence. The fence
will never be the 51 .When you say things in anger,
they 52 a scar just like this one on the person
to whom you lose your temper. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. 53
many times you say “I'm sorry”, the wound is still there. A mental
wound is as bad as a 54 one. The hurt and pain
caused by the 55 are deeper than those caused by
the hand.
1.A. patient B.
angry C.
desperate
D. worried
2.A. books B.
tools C.
nails
D. suggestions
3.A. kept
B. missed C.
lost D.
left
4.A. hammer B.
shoes C.
fence D.
hands
5.A. discovered B.
pulled C.
pushed D.
driven
6.A. as B.
unless C.
till D.
although
7.A. hardly B.
possibly C.
terribly D.
gradually
8.A. catch B.
lose C.
break D.
hold
9.A. before B.
when C.
after D.
until
10.A. pulled out B.
pull out C. pulled over D.
pull over
11.A. able to B.
managed to C. succeeded to D.
going to
12.A. eagerly B.
fortunately C. hardly D.
finally
13.A. lost B.
returned C.
gone D.
spared
14.A. in B.
of C.
on D.
by
15.A. nails B.
cuts C.
surface D.
holes
16.A. one B.
same C.
best D.
fence
17.A. run B.
leave C.
lead D.
remain
18.A. No matter B.
No doubt C.
How D.
However
19.A. serious B.
violent C. terrible D.
physical
20.A. knife B.
nail C.
tongue D.
hammer