When he saw a boy _____________________(在水里挣扎),she jumped into the lake to save him. (struggle)

There was a wonderful old man who loved everything.
One day while walking through the woods, the nice old man 1 a cocoon（茧）. He 2 to take the cocoon home to watch its 3 from a little cocoon to a beautiful butterfly.
He softly placed the cocoon on his kitchen table and 4 it for days.
One day the cocoon started to move. It moved quickly! The old man felt 5 for the little butterfly inside. He watched it struggle（挣扎）and struggle! So he softly cut the cocoon with a knife so the butterfly could 6 more quickly. The butterfly broke free from its cocoon, 7 couldn’t move at all.
The old man didn’t know why and decided the 8 thing he could do for the butterlfy was to place it softly back into its cocoon.
He placed a drop of honey on it to 9 the cocoon, leaving the butterfly in its 10 state.
The next day he noticed that the cocoon was moving 11. It struggled and struggled. 12 the butterfly broke free from its cocoon. Its beautiful wings were filled with wonderful colors! It took off! It was 13!
That wonderful butterfly flew and flew till it was 14 out of the old man’s sight. What a 15! He shouted. But then he started to think. What did I do 16 at first? The old man went to the library and read every 17 he could find on butterflies and cocoons.
Finally the 18 appeared. The butterfly has to struggle while 19 the cocoon. That’s how it gets its strength（力量）. That’s just why they are created to 20 in order to be strong and beautiful.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      lost
   2. B.
      ate
   3. C.
      found
   4. D.
      threw
2. 2.
   1. A.
      refused
   2. B.
      feared
   3. C.
      decided
   4. D.
      agreed
3. 3.
   1. A.
      dream
   2. B.
      change
   3. C.
      mistake
   4. D.
      difference
4. 4.
   1. A.
      beat
   2. B.
      cooked
   3. C.
      watched
   4. D.
      caught
5. 5.
   1. A.
      ready
   2. B.
      good
   3. C.
      happy
   4. D.
      sorry
6. 6.
   1. A.
      go back
   2. B.
      give up
   3. C.
      come in
   4. D.
      come out
7. 7.
   1. A.
      and
   2. B.
      but
   3. C.
      so
   4. D.
      or
8. 8.
   1. A.
      best
   2. B.
      easiest
   3. C.
      worst
   4. D.
      hardest
9. 9.
   1. A.
      create
   2. B.
      mend
   3. C.
      fill
   4. D.
      open
10. 10.
    1. A.
       warm
    2. B.
       clean
    3. C.
       strange
    4. D.
       natural
11. 11.
    1. A.
       again
    2. B.
       later
    3. C.
       alone
    4. D.
       too
12. 12.
    1. A.
       Usually
    2. B.
       Generally
    3. C.
       Unfortunately
    4. D.
       Finally
13. 13.
    1. A.
       drinking
    2. B.
       running
    3. C.
       flying
    4. D.
       smiling
14. 14.
    1. A.
       never
    2. B.
       still
    3. C.
       almost
    4. D.
       always
15. 15.
    1. A.
       joy
    2. B.
       pity
    3. C.
       fool
    4. D.
       shame
16. 16.
    1. A.
       well
    2. B.
       simply
    3. C.
       wrong
    4. D.
       fast
17. 17.
    1. A.
       letter
    2. B.
       diary
    3. C.
       picture
    4. D.
       book
18. 18.
    1. A.
       news
    2. B.
       plan
    3. C.
       person
    4. D.
       answer
19. 19.
    1. A.
       behind
    2. B.
       inside
    3. C.
       under
    4. D.
       beside
20. 20.
    1. A.
       learn
    2. B.
       struggle
    3. C.
       work
    4. D.
       understand

书面表达

今天是1998年6月27日，星期五，天还在下着大雨。请你以日记的形式记述以下几点（字数100—120）：

1．大雨连续下了三天三夜，不但农田而且不少村庄被淹没。

2．昨晚，洪水来临，村民被洪水（flood）围困，在水中挣扎（struggle）。

3．解放军及时赶到，全力抢救，帮助村民转移到堤岸上。

4．政府部门无微不至地关怀村民们。

5．要不是共产党，这场洪水就要淹死（drawn）、饿死很多人。