Long long ago, when the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes that one book was saved. But it was not a ______ book. A poor man, who could______ a little, bought it for a few coins.

The book wasn’t very interesting, but between its________ there was something very interesting _____. It was about the ______ of the "Touchstone (试金石)"! The touchstone was a small pebble (鹅卵石) that could turn any common metal into pure gold. The writing explained that it was _______ among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, ________ ordinary pebbles were cold.

So the man ________ his few belongs, bought some simple supplies, camped on the_______and began ____ pebbles. He knew that if he picked up common pebbles and threw them down again, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this, but ________to find the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Cold-throw; it into the sea. Pick up another. Cold-throw it into the sea.

The days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months and the months into years. One day, however, about mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he ________ what he had done. He had_______ a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted ________, he still threw it away.

So it is with chance. _______we don't pay enough attention, it is easy to miss a chance when it is in hand and it's just as easy to throw it away.

1.A. costly B. cheap C. modern D. important

2.A. record B. read C. speak D. hear

3.A. pages B. words C. backs D. covers

4.A. indeed B. perhaps C. however D. somehow

5.A. function B. secret C. role D. purpose

6.A. remaining B. laying C. fixing D. lying

7.A. and B. while C. or D. yet

8.A. sold B. rented C. lent D. threw

9.A. market B. field C. seashore D. hometown

10.A. dealing B. served C. testing D. collecting

11.A. managed B. stopped C. forgot D. failed

12.A. realized B. complained C. guessed D. discovered

13.A. built B. set C. created D. formed

14.A. passed away B. came along C. sent out D. took place

15.A. If B. Whether C. Although D. Unless

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Life is like a journey. On the way, we have happiness and sadness. 1. It’s not difficult for anyone around you to tell his regrets. When we get older, we look back and wish that we had made better choices. How can we avoid future regrets?

Make better plans

If you start to do something, you’d better make a plan before doing it. The earlier, the better. You will know what comes first and what comes last.2.. If changes happen, you can have more time to deal with them.

Live a more active life

You can go around more often. More outdoor activities can keep you relaxed and active. You also need to be kind. “Thank you” can bring a smile to someone’s face.3..

Find the right friend

A friend may make your life and he or she can break your life as well. So you need to think twice when you choose a friend. Good friends will always make your ideas better. 4.. That little help may get you good results.

Never fear failure

Everybody fails. Even the greatest person failed. 5.. We must take failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves.

Life is good. We don’t have to live in our past, but we do hope that we can plan better, live better, and work better when we have the chance to do so.

A. We should not fear failure, because failure is not the end of the road

B. Learn to say “sorry” and don’t be angry with others

C. Sometimes it is also full of regrets

D. You’ll also know what you should do and what you shouldn’t do

E. When you get into trouble, ask others for help

A. We should not fear failure, because failure is not the end of the road

B. Learn to say “sorry” and don’t be angry with others

C. Sometimes it is also full of regrets

D. You’ll also know what you should do and what you shouldn’t do

E. When you get into trouble, ask others for help

Teenage boy couldn’t stand his parents’ family rules, so he left home. He wanted to be famous, but he had _______education and several years later, he had to ask for food on the street for a living.

Now his mother has died. Though his father was _______, he was looking for his son. He has been to every ________ of the city. Everywhere he went, he put a big photo of himself ________the wall. On the lower part of the photo he wrote, “I _______ love you, my dearest son. please come back home !”

One day, the son saw one of the photos. The face was familiar(熟悉的)to him. “Is that my father?” He moved closer and _______the words: “I still love you...” _______ ran down his face. He made up his mind to go back to see his parents.

It was early morning. When he got home. He knocked at the door. Nobody _______while the door began to open itself. He rushed to his father’s bedroom. His father was sleeping. He woke his father up, “It's me! Your son is back home!” The father and the son _______each other, full of happy tears. The son asked, “Why is the door________? A thief could get in.” The father answered softly, “The door has never been locked since you left.” The door of parents’ love for their children will never be closed.

1.A. good B. high C. poor D. mean

2.A. sick B. angry C. worried D. old

3.A. park B. building C. company D. corner

4.A. on B. up C. in D. out

5.A. still B. already C. even D. just

6.A. recognize B. read C. know D. learn

7.A. Tears B. Laughers C. Sweep D. Sadness

8.A. answered B. talked C. asked D. said

9.A. caught B. cried C. beat D. held

10.A. open B. broken C. unlocked D. closed

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