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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Here You Grow Again
“You’re having problems? No problem.”That’s what I try to tell myself when I begin to feel overwhelmed. And then I________myself that the only people I am________ who don’t have_______are gathered in peaceful neighborhoods. There is never a________, never a moment of stress to ruin a day. All is calm. Most_______have at least one such worry-free zone. We call them cemeteries (墓地).
But if you’re still________, you have difficulties. It’s the way of life. And believe it or not, most of your problems may actually be________for you than you think. Let me explain.
Maybe you have seen the Great Barrier Reef, ________some 1, 800 miles from New Guinea to Australia. Tour guides regularly take visitors to________the reef. On one tour, the guide was asked a question. “I notice that the lagoon(浅水湖) side of the reef looks________and lifeless, while the ocean side is lively and colorful, ”a traveler observed. “________is this?”
The guide gave an interesting answer, “The coral(珊瑚) around the lagoon side is in_______water, with no challenge for its survival. It________early. The coral on the ocean side is constantly being_______by wind, waves, storms—surges of power. It has to fight for________every day of its life. As it is challenged and tested it changes and________. It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces.”Then he added this telling note, “That’s the way it is_______every living organism.”
Like coral______by the sea, we grow. ________demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce strength and determination. Spiritual testing can produce ________of character and faithfulness.
1.A. warn B. remind C. inform D. persuade
2.A. aware of B. ashamed of C. concerned about D. worried about
3.A. purposes B. troubles C. plans D. opinions
4.A. wonder B. miracle C. care D. wish
5.A. campuses B. halls C. countries D. towns
6.A. worrying B. breathing C. thinking D. working
7.A. bigger B. smaller C. better D. heavier
8.A. covering B. running C. reaching D. stretching
9.A. view B. dig C. protect D. find
10.A. healthy B. pale C. strong D. colorful
11.A. how B. when C. why D. what
12.A. dirty B. cold C. deep D. still
13.A. grows B. dies C. rests D. settles
14.A. tested B. washed C. cleaned D. killed
15.A. nutriment B. development C. survival D. energy
16.A. enlarges B. breaks C. disappears D. adapts
17.A. for B. with C. on D. in
18.A. struck B. flooded C. swallowed D. supported
19.A. Social B. Emotional C. Spiritual D. Physical
20.A. feature B. result C. strength D. influence