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     A young man was interested in jade stones. So he went to Mr. Smithy a gemologist (玉石家) ，to learn from  him. Mr. Smith refused because he feared that il the young man would not have the 1 to learn. The young man asked for a chance again and again. 2 Mr. Smith agreed and told him ,“Be here tomorrow.”

     The next morning the young man came. Mr. Smith put a jade stone in the young man's hand and told him to 3 it. He then went about his work. The young man sat quietly and waited.

     The following morning,Mr. Smith again 4 a jade stone in the young man's hand and told him to hold it. On the third,fourth,and 5 day,Mr. Smith did the same thing and repeated his 6 . On the sixth day,the young man held the jade stone,7 he could no longer stand the silence. “When am I going to learn something?”askedtheyoungman.

     “You will learn ,” said Mr. Smith and went about his work.

      Several more days went by and the young man felt very 8 . One morning he was asked to do it once more.

      As soon as he held it,the young man shouted 9 looking at his hand: “This is not the same jade stone!”

     “You have begun to 10 ,” said Mr. Smith.

() 1. A. chance   B. ability   C. patience   D. time

() 2. A. Slowly   B. Silently   C. Quickly   D. Finally

() 3. A. cut   B. hold   C. touch   D. watch

() 4. A. placed   B. took   C. gave   D. sent

() 5. A. third   B. fourth   C. fifth   D. sixth

() 6. A. instructions   B. suggestions   C. promises   D. decisions

() 7. A. and   B. but   C. or   D. so

() 8. A. unhappy   B. excited   C. surprised   D. pleased

() 9. A. at   B. on   C. without   D. by

() 10. A. refuse   B. follow   C. accept   D. learn

Answer 1

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阅读提示：本文讲述了一个年轻人向史密斯先生学习玉石知识的故事。刚开始，史密斯先生拒绝了他，因为他怕年轻人没有足够的耐心。最后，经过史密斯先生的特殊测试，年轻人开始学习了。

1. C根据下文“反复让他拿玉石”可知，此处表示“史密斯先生怕年轻人没有耐心”，故选   C.

2. D根据“年轻人反复寻求机会”及下文“Be here tomorrow. ”可知，

“最后史密斯先生同意了”。

3. B根据下文“told him to hold it”可知，此处表示“让他拿住”，故选   B.

4. A根据文意可知，“史密斯先生又在年轻人手里放了一块玉石”， 故选A.

5. C根据上文的third,fourth以及下文中的On the sixth day...可知，此处表示第5天，故选   C.

6. A根据上文可知“史密斯先生做了同样的事情，重复了他的指令”，故选A.

7. B “第6天，年轻人握住玉石”和“他再也忍受不了这种沉默”之间 存在着转折关系，故选   B.

8. A根据上文“几天来，史密斯先生只让他拿着石头，没有教他”可知，“他感到非常不高兴”。

9. C句意:年轻人一拿到玉石，连看都没看就喊:“这一块是不一样的玉石”。故选   C.

10. D句意:你已经开始学了。故选   D.