A white-bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world. On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he

  16   it between his shoulder and walked on.

   He was Father Time, traveling forever, and the bag he  17   was filled with Tomorrow, all struggling to get out.

   Each  18   at twelve o’clock, he opened the bag. He  19   a Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of  20  , and its shining feathers rose with hope. All the rest were kept  21   by Time’s strong hands and pushed  22   in the bag.

   Down flew the Tomorrow  23   its lovely feathers, but as it touched the  24   , off fell its blue wings and it changed to a (n)  25   white bird which could not fly. It had become a Today. Everyone knows that today isn’t as  26   as Tomorrow, for Today can be held in one’s 

  27  , accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery and beauty. It is  28   by all the world. Even those with  29   hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a (n)  30  . Tomorrow’s life will be different.”

   Everybody tried to  31   the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground. They thought if they 

  32   beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could  33   for it. So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one  34   it changed his feathers. Yet although they tried every means, the birds  35   and flew to the ground as Todays.

  16. A. relaxed    B. worried     C. excited     D. settled

  17. A. bore     B. placed     C. laid      D. lifted

  18. A. dawn     B. morning    C. night      D. afternoon

  19. A. got      B. fetched    C. took      D. flew

  20. A. blue     B. pink      C. black      D. white

  21. A. out      B. away      C. off      D. back

  22. A. along     B. deep      C. over      D. fat

  23. A. striking    B. shaking     C. heating     D. moving

  24. A. earth     B. grass     C. tree      D. floor

  25. A. lovely     B. ordinary    C. beautiful    D. especial

  26. A. bad      B. wonderful    C. common    D. familiar

  27. A. hands     B. mind      C. heart     D. head

  28. A. seen     B. forgotten    C. noticed    D. desired

  29. A. little     B. much      C. some     D. few

  30. A. advice     B. suggestion   C. change     D. shock

  31. A. keep     B. catch      C. hold      D. protect

  32. A. watched    B. guessed    C. expected    D. knew

  33. A. wait      B. look      C. prepare     D. long

  34. A. when     B. as       C. before     D. after

  35. A. fought     B. escaped     C. refused     D. struggled

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