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

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A.　Goods for auction (拍卖) sales
　　B.　Definition of bidding
　　C.　Way to sell more goods by auction
　　D.　Auction sales in history
　　E.　Brief introduction to auctions
　　F.　Making a larger profit as an auctioneer
【小题1】______
Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or “bids”, for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called “knocking down” the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer strikes a small hammer on a table at which he stands.
【小题2】 ______
The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning “increasing”. The Romans usually sold in this way the goods taken in war. In England in the eighteenth centuries, goods were often sold “by the candle”: a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.
【小题3】 ______
Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, furs, silk and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art.
【小题4】 ______
An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by potential buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “lot”, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continue in the order of numbers: he may wait until he notices the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in.
【小题5】 ______
The auctioneer’s services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible. He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the opponents among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A.　Goods for auction (拍卖) sales

　　B.　Definition of bidding

　　C.　Way to sell more goods by auction

　　D.　Auction sales in history

　　E.　Brief introduction to auctions

　　F.　Making a larger profit as an auctioneer

1.______

Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or “bids”, for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called “knocking down” the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer strikes a small hammer on a table at which he stands.

2. ______

The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning “increasing”. The Romans usually sold in this way the goods taken in war. In England in the eighteenth centuries, goods were often sold “by the candle”: a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.

3. ______

Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, furs, silk and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art.

4. ______

An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by potential buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “lot”, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continue in the order of numbers: he may wait until he notices the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in.

5. ______

The auctioneer’s services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible. He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the opponents among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other.