When Columbus returned home with the news of his discovery, he was considered as the hero who had given a new world to Spain. Never had so great respect been shown to any   1   man.

　　 But there were some who were jealous of(嫉妒) the   2  . “Who is this Columbus?” they asked, “and what has he done? Isn’t he a poor pilot from Italy? And could not any other seamen sail across the ocean just   3   he has done?”

　　 One day Columbus was at a   4   and several of these fellows were   5   . They tried to make Columbus   6   . “You have discovered strange lands   7   the sea,” they said．“But we don’t see   8    there should be so much said about it. Anybody can sail across the ocean; and anybody can coast along the islands on the other side, just as you have done. It is the   9   thing in the world.”

　　 Columbus made no answer: but after a while he took an egg from a dish and said to the people at the table, “Who   10   you, gentlemen can make the egg stand   11   ?” One by one they tried the   12  . When the egg had gone entirely around and everyone had   13   , all said that it could not be done. Then Columbus took the egg and   14   its small end gently upon the table so as to   15   the shell a little. After that there was no   16   in making it stand   17  ,“ Gentlemen,” said he, “What is easier   18   to do this which you said was   19   ? It is the simplest thing in the world．Anybody can do it—AFTER HE HAS BEEN SHOWN   20   .”

1. A．common

B．great

C．respectable

D．noble

2. A．inventor

B．traveler

C．discoverer

D．bravery

3. A．because

B．as

C．like

D．since

4. A．palace

B．hotel

C．counter

D．dinner

5. A．present

B．at present

C．kind- hearted

D．invited

6. A．happy

B．satisfied

C．uncomfortable

D．disappointed

7. A．beside

B．along

C．in

D．beyond

8. A．why

B．how

C．whether

D．that

9. A．hardest

B．wonderful

C．simplest

D．strange

10. A．besides

B．among

C．including

D．except

11. A．by

B．still

C．weight

D．on end

12. A．experiment

B．egg

C．method

D．result

13. A．succeeded

B．failed

C．experience

D．chance

14. A．beat

B．felt

C．touched

D．struck

15. A．protect

B．crush

C．break

D．damage

16. A．trouble

B．time

C．shell

D．gravity

17. A．downward

B．upward

C．easily

D．upright

18. A．as to

B．if

C．than

D．compared

19. A．possible

B．impossible

C．difficult

D．easy

20. A．HOW

B．WHEN

C．IT

D．HIM

　　 But there were some who were jealous of(嫉妒) the   2  . “Who is this Columbus?” they asked, “and what has he done? Isn’t he a poor pilot from Italy? And could not any other seamen sail across the ocean just   3   he has done?”

　　 One day Columbus was at a   4   and several of these fellows were   5   . They tried to make Columbus   6   . “You have discovered strange lands   7   the sea,” they said．“But we don’t see   8    there should be so much said about it. Anybody can sail across the ocean; and anybody can coast along the islands on the other side, just as you have done. It is the   9   thing in the world.”

　　 Columbus made no answer: but after a while he took an egg from a dish and said to the people at the table, “Who   10   you, gentlemen can make the egg stand   11   ?” One by one they tried the   12  . When the egg had gone entirely around and everyone had   13   , all said that it could not be done. Then Columbus took the egg and   14   its small end gently upon the table so as to   15   the shell a little. After that there was no   16   in making it stand   17  ,“ Gentlemen,” said he, “What is easier   18   to do this which you said was   19   ? It is the simplest thing in the world．Anybody can do it—AFTER HE HAS BEEN SHOWN   20   .”

1. A．common

B．great

C．respectable

D．noble

2. A．inventor

B．traveler

C．discoverer

D．bravery

3. A．because

B．as

C．like

D．since

4. A．palace

B．hotel

C．counter

D．dinner

5. A．present

B．at present

C．kind- hearted

D．invited

6. A．happy

B．satisfied

C．uncomfortable

D．disappointed

7. A．beside

B．along

C．in

D．beyond

8. A．why

B．how

C．whether

D．that

9. A．hardest

B．wonderful

C．simplest

D．strange

10. A．besides

B．among

C．including

D．except

11. A．by

B．still

C．weight

D．on end

12. A．experiment

B．egg

C．method

D．result

13. A．succeeded

B．failed

C．experience

D．chance

14. A．beat

B．felt

C．touched

D．struck

15. A．protect

B．crush

C．break

D．damage

16. A．trouble

B．time

　　When Columbus returned home with the news of his discovery, he was considered as the hero who had given a new world to Spain. Never had such great respect been shown to any __(1)__ man.

　　But there were some who were jealous（嫉妒）of the __(2)__.“Who is this Columbus?”hey asked,“And what has he done? Isn't he a poor pilot from Italy? And could not any other seaman sail across the ocean just __(3)__ he has done?”

　　One day Columbus was at __(4)__ and several of these fellows were __(5)__. They tried to make Columbus __(6)__.“You have discovered strange lands __(7)__ the sea,”they said,“But we don't see __(8)__ there should be so much said about it. Anybody can sail across the ocean, and anybody can coast along the islands on the other side, just as you have done. It is the __(9)__ thing in the world.”

　　Columbus made no answer, but after a while he took an egg from a dish and said to the people at the table,“Who __(10)__ you, gentlemen, can make the egg stand __(11)__?”One by one they tried the __(12)__ When the egg had gone entirely around and everyone had __(13)__, all said that it could not be done. Then Columbus took the egg and __(14)__ its small end gently upon the table so as to __(15)__ the shell a little. After that there was no __(16)__ in making it stand __(17)__“Gentlemen,”said he,“what is easier __(18)__ to do this which you said was __(19)__? It is the simplest thing in the world. Anybody can do it--AFTER HE HAS BEEN SHOWN __(20)__.”

No One Is Too Poor to Give

When Teresa，a widow with four young children，saw a notice from her church for all members to gather to deliver presents and food to a  16  family，she took $10 out of her savings jar and bought some ingredients to make three dozen  17  ．She got to the church parking lot just in time to join the convoy going to the home that was to  18  the people’s help．

     The route was  19  ，and she was astonished when the cars pulled up in front of her house．When the pastor saw her，he said，“ We  20  expected you to join us ,

Teresa．We know it’s been a great  21  since your husband died，and we all wanted

to  22   you．”

Although she was   23   being the object of charity，Teresa didn’t want to  24  anyone so she  25  said，“ Well，at least I can share these cookies with our    26  ．”

     This parable teaches us that no one is too  27   to help others and that true charity is rooted in love and compassion．  28    of spirit is worse than economic distress．Teresa’s story  29  us that very few of us give as much as we could and should．

     My friend Larry Rosen，president of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles

30  me to the concept of “ sacrificial giving”—  31    in a large quantity up to a

point where one must  32  something that is desired．

     You can start out easy．Take whatever  33  you are thinking of giving to charity，then   34   it．If that’s too much, increase it by 50 percent instead．The  35  is to stretch yourself．It will mean a lot to those you help，but it will mean as much to your heart．

1.A．wealthy    B．big      C．noble           D．needy

2.A．cookies    B．cakes     C ．buns          D．rolls

3.A．offer      B．receive    C．expect          D．refuse

4.A．pleasant    B．1engthy    C．familiar        D．rough

5.A．never      B．just        C．even           D．seldom

6.A．failure     B．comfort     C．success        D．struggle

7.A．satisfy     B．support     C．invite          D．remember

8.A．unnatural   B．unhappy    C．uncomfortable   D．unfortunate

9.A．embarrass   B．trouble     C．bother         D．annoy

10.A．humbly    B．openly     C．clearly         D．cheerfully

11.A．children    B．friends     C．relatives       D．neighbors

12.A．weak      B．generous    C．poor          D．patient

13.A．Poverty    B．Power      C．Importance    D．Source

14.A．ensures    B．informs     C．proves        D．reminds

15.A．introduced  B．presented   C．1ed           D．directed

16.A．taking      B．giving     C．going         D．asking

17.A．reject      B．win        C．quit          D．obtain

18.A．weight     B．size        C．load          D．amount

19.A．double     B．calculate     C．record       D．analyze

20.A．way       B．idea         C．advice       D．guidance