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阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　One day on the way to school, a little boy found a cocoon (茧) of a butterfly and watched it almost every day．One day, it started to break through a small 　　1　　 in the cocoon, but it 　　2　　 greatly．Finally, it seemed it couldn’t succeed．

　　The boy felt 　　3　　 for the butterfly because he knew it was going to die 　　4　　 it didn’t get out．So he ran into the house and got a pair of 　　5　　 and cut the cocoon a little．The butterfly came out and was 　　6　　 ．

　　The only strange thing was that the butterfly had a swollen (肿胀的) body and dry 　　7　　．The boy kept waiting for the swelling to go down and for the wings to grow, but 　　8　　 didn’t．The butterfly crawled around unable to 　　9　　 and then it died an early death．

　　Therefore, he learned that the butterfly was supposed to struggle to get out of the cocoon．In fact, the struggle to get out of the cocoon 　　10　　 the fluid out of its body and into its wings．　　11　　 the struggle, the butterfly couldn’t grow, and would 　　12　　 fly．By trying to 　　13　　 the butterfly, the boy 　　14　　 hurt it．

　　So if you are struggling with something, it’s probably 　　15　　 way of telling you that you are supposed to struggle．The struggle is 　　16　　 will make you stronger．The bigger you struggle, the stronger you become．

　　Let this 　　17　　 help you to remember to let people have their struggle．When we do 　　18　　 for other people without their 　　19　　 , we hurt them and 　　20　　 them growing．

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　　Hoping to award her young son's progress on the piano, a mother hopefully took her boy to a Paderewski concert．After they were 　　1　　, gladly, the mother 　　2　　 a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to 　　3　　 her．

　　　　4　　the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 　　5　　 explored his way through a door 　　6　　“NO ADMITTANCE”．When the house lights dimmed and the 　　7　　 was about to begin, the mother said goodbye to her friend and returned to her seat, only to find that the child was missing．

　　　　8　　, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive piano on 　　9　　．In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, 　　10　　 picking out “Twinkle, Twinkly Little Star”．

　　At that moment, the great piano master made his 　　11　　, quickly moved to the piano, and 　　12　　 in the boy's ear, “Don't quit．Keep playing．”

　　Then leaning over, Paderewsik reached down with his 　　13　　 hand and began filling in a bass part．Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (助奏)．Together, the old master and the boy 　　14　　 a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative experience．The 　　15　　 was attracted completely．

　　Actually, that's the way it is in life．What we can accomplish on our own is 　　16　　 worthy of notice．We try our best, 　　17　　 the results aren't exactly graceful flowing music．But when we 　　18　　 in the hands of a Greater Power, our life's work truly can be beautiful．

　　　　19　　 you set out to accomplish great feats, 　　20　　 carefully．You can hear the voice of the master, whispering in your ear, “Don't quit．Keep playing．”

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