The other day as I talked with a friend I 　 1　 a story that I heard this summer.”A{n} 2 person, seeing a butterfly struggling to free itself from its cocoon, and wanting to help, very 　3 loosed the filaments (细丝) to form a(n) 4 . The butterfly was freed, got out of the 　5 , and moved its wings about 　6 could not fly. What the sympathetic person did not know was that only through the 　7 struggle can the wings grow strong enough for flight. Its shortened life was spent 　8 ; it never knew freedom, 　9 really lived.”

I call it learning to love with an open hand. It is a 　10 which has come slowly to me and has been wrought (锤炼) in the fires of pain and in the waters of patience. I am learning that I must 　11 the one I love, for if I hold firmly and try to control , I shall lose what I try to control 　 12 .

As I learn and practice more and more, I can say to the one I love, “I love you, I value you, I respect you and I trust that you have the 　13 to become all that it is possible for you to become — if I don’t 　14 your way. I love you so much that I can set you free to walk beside me in 　15 and in sadness. I will 　16 your tears but I will not ask you not to cry. I will care and 　17 you, but I will not hold you up when you can walk alone. I will try to listen to your meaning 　18 your word, but I shall not always agree. I can not 　19 be with you or hear what you say for there are times 　20 I must listen to myself and care for myself.”

1. A. created　 　 B. recalled　　　 C. wrote　　 　 D. repeated

2. A. sympathetic　 　 B. curious　 C. apologetic 　 D. angry

3. A. kindly　　 　　　 B. carefully　　 C. cautiously　　 D. gently

4. A. closing　 　 B. opening　 C. admission　　 D. permission

5. A. filaments　　　　 B. wings　　　　 C. cocoon　　　　 D. shell

6. A. and　　　　　 B. or　　　　 C. but　　　　　 D. while

7. A. faith　　　　　　 B. birth　　　　 C. death　　　　 D. worth

8. A. on the ground B. in the air　　 C. in the water　　 D. in the trees

9. A. ever　　　　　　 B. always　　 C. constantly　　 D. never

10. A. practicing　　　 B. learning　　　 C. struggling　　 D. teaching

11. A. free　　　　　　 B. praise　　 C. value　　　　 D. open

12. A. win　　　　　 B. love　　　　　 C. earn　　　　　　 D. hold

13. A. confidence　 B. will　　　　　 C. strength　　　　 D. courage

14. A. get in　　　　　 B. get out of　　 C. get away from D. get off

15. A. disappointment　 B. wonder　　 C. fun　　　　　 D. joy

16. A. enjoy　　　　　　 B. sympathize C. share　　　　　　 D. criticize

17. A. attend　　　 B. comfort　 C. trust　　　　　　 D. believe

18. A. as long as　　　 B. as far as 　 C. as well as　　　 D. as much as

19. A. quickly　　　　　 B. immediately　 C. always　　　　 D. simply

20. A. where　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. why　　　　　 D. which