40.  The whole world is surprised at China's_______________ (成就）these years.

39.  He used his camera to____________ (记录）what was happening during the war.

4.  ―How old are you, Mrs Wang?
 —Oh, it's a s__________ (秘密）.

38.  Children can learn team_____________ (精神）when they play football.

37.  Some of them agree with you, but I am strongly______________ (对抗，违反）your project.

36.  Do you have any____________ (勇气)to make a speech to a large number of people?

3.  Columbus is the first European to d___________ (发现) America.

2.  Tom thinks his c _______________ (化学)teacher is very humorous. So he likes him a lot.

1. My favorite subject is p__________ (物理）.

A daughter complained to her father that everything in her life was so difficult. She did not know how she was going to make it and she wanted to give up.

Her father was a cook. He took her to the kitchen, first poured some water into three pots (锅)，and then put them on the fire to burn. Very soon the water began boiling (煮沸).He put a carrot into the first pot, an egg into the second one, and some coffee beans into the third. He cooked them in the boiling water without a word.

His daughter impatiently waited and wondered what his father was doing. About 20 minutes later, he switched off the gas, took the carrot out into a bowl, the egg into another bowl and coffee into a cup. After doing these, he turned to her daughter and asked, "Honey, what did you see?" "A carrot, an egg, and coffee " she answered.

He let her touch the carrot with her hands. His daughter said it turned soft. He then asked her to take up the egg and break it. It was a cooked egg. Finally, he let her drink the coffee. It smelt sweet and she smiled. She asked, "Dad, what does this mean?"

He explained, "These three things faced the same thing―the boiling water, but their reactions (反应)were different. The carrot was strong and hard, but after going through the boiling water, it was soft and weak. The egg was fragile (易碎的),but after going into the boiling water, its inside turned hard. The coffee beans are special. After they went into the boiling water, they changed the water."

"Which are you?" he asked his daughter. "Are you a carrot, an egg, or coffee beans?" His daughter was lost in thought.

(   )31. What did the father take his daughter to the kitchen for?

A. Telling her how to cook meals.   

B. Telling her what real life should be like.

C. Helping her solve the problems she met.                            D. Introducing her to a new kind of coffee.

(   )32. According to the article, the father is a/an____________ person.

A. strict            B. impatient              

 C. energetic          D. wise

(   )33. The father used "the boiling water" to represent"_____________ ，，•

A. their family     B. her daughter     C. the difficulties   D. their life

(   )34. Which do you think the father doesn't want his daughter to be?

A. A carrot.   B. An egg.   C. A coffee bean.    D. Either of the three.

(   )35. Which is the best title for the article?

A. A good cook.  B. Are you a carrot, an egg or coffee beans?

C. No one is always lucky.  D. In the kitchen.