A king once went to a master. He wanted to become more powerful than other 16 kings. He sat in front of the master and 17 telling him the purpose of his 18 . The master listened 19 to the king.

He then told the king to go to the 20 where a rose plant and a cypress (柏树) plant were growing side by side. He told the king, “They are your 21 They can teach you what you want to 22 . ”

The king went into the garden,and 23 the two plants but could not 24 what he could learn from them. He went back to the master and asked,u What do you 25 , master? I am not able to understand what and how these plants will teach me. ”

The master took the king to the plants and 26 ,

“ This cypress plant has been next to the rose plant for so many years. Never once has it wanted to become a rose plant. 27 , the rose plant has never wanted to be- come a cypress plant. If man had been the cypress plant,he would have 28 himself with the rose and felt jealous (忌妒的) at the 29 that the beautiful rose plant was getting from all the people. 30 , if man was the rose plant,he would have 31 the cypress plant envi-ously (羡慕地) thinking how 32 the plant was without the 33 of being disturbed by people all day!Both of the plants grew very well because they 34 all their energy for their own 35 instead of using it to compete with the other. ”

16. A. rich   B. handsome

   C. western   D. neighbouring

17. A. forgot   B. continued

   C. started   D. suggested

18. A. transport   B. visit

   C. study   D. test

19. A. patiently   B. angrily

   C. happily   D. worriedly

20. A. valley   B. bank

   C. garden   D. forest

21. A. enemies   B. families

   C. friends   D. teachers

22. A. design   B. learn

   C. build   D. notice

23. A. saw   B. planted

   C. cut   D. watered

24. A. provide   B. show

   C. understand   D. remember

25. A. hear   B. find   C. say   D. mean

26. A. ordered   B. explained

   C. asked   D. requested

27. A. Similarly   B. Frequently

   C. Finally   D. Luckily

28. A. covered   B. compared

   C. marked   D. dressed

29. A. pack   B. pay

   C. attention   D. message

30. A. Besides   B. However

   C. Therefore   D. Or

31. A. looked at   B. waited for

   C. called on   D. listened to

32. A. heavy   B. useful

   C. peaceful   D. poor

33. A. duty   B. mistake

   C. interest   D. trouble

34. A. lost   B. used   C. lent   D. received

35. A. growth   B. opinion

   C. fun   D. victory

   15. knowledge can be got from books,skills must be learned through practice.

   A. Unless   B. Until   C. While   D. Once

14. The chart suggests that there huge growth in employment,so I suggest you every effort to prepare yourself before getting a job.

   A. is;make   B. be;would make    C. is;should have made   D. should be;make

13. It is reported that the United States uses energy as the whole of Europe.

   A. twice as much   B. twice much

   C. twice much as   D. as twice

12. she couldn’t understand was more and more students showed little interest in their lessons.

   A. What;why   B. That;what

   C. What;because   D. Why;that 

11. It is obvious to the students they should get well prepared for their future.

   A. as   B. which   C. whether   D. that

10. (2013 •衍州高一检测) 一How about going for a picnic this weekend?

—Why not? .

   A. I've got that   B. It's up to you

   C. Have a good time   D. That's all right 

9. Kathy, for months to find a job as a typist,finally took a at a local travel agency.

   A. struggling;condition   B. struggling;position   C. having struggled;position   D.     struggled;condition 

8. (2013 •竣化高一检测) the serious pneu- monia,Jackson couldnH go on teaching.

   A. As a result   B. As the result

   C. As result of   D. As a result of

7. Teenagers often listen to music by using earphones their MP5,but in fact it's bad for their listening.

   A. connecting with   B. are connected to

   C. are connected with   D. connected to