Tony is Chinese American. His family members gather together and serve a traditional Chinese meal once a week. Last week Tony i___1.__ his friend Amy for it.

Tony’s family was preparing dinner when Amy arrived. The family was cooking vegetables with hot oil. The k__2.__ was filled with many good smells. “You can help me set the table.” Tony told his friend. They gave each person a pair of chopsticks, a soup bowl, a soup spoon, and a rice bowl on a plate.

“Where are the forks and knives?” Amy asked.

“Oh, you won’t n __3.__those.” Tony explained.” I will show you how to use chopsticks. Don’t worry.”

Tony’s mother put different foods which were unfamiliar to Amy onto big plates. She asked the kids to carry the food-filled plates out to the table. Amy carried roast duck. It was one of the f __4.__dishes she recognized.

Amy was a little nervous about eating with chopsticks. Tony gave her instructions on how to do it. Amy finally managed to hold the chopsticks. Just when she picked up a piece of chicken in her chopsticks, her fingers s___5.__ lost control of them, and the chicken flew across the table. It landed in Tony’s soup with a splash(飞溅). E__6.__ at the table smiled.

Tony’s father kindly brought out a fork and knife. He handed them to Amy .Amy felt more c_7.__. She ate the rest of her dinner easily. It was delicious!

At the end of the meal, Amy was given a fortune cookie(签语饼干). She broke it open and read the small note inside,” If you practice hard, you will learn many things.” Amy laughed and said,” if you let me take home a pair of chopsticks, my fortune may come true!

One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas when they saw a horseshoe (马蹄铁) on the ground. The father said to his son, “Look at the horseshoe on the ground. Go and____the horseshoe and put it in your bag, my son.” But Thomas said, “If I do so, it will waste my time.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they____a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and____some strawberries with the money.

The father and the son went on walking. The sun was well up in the____They soon drank up all their water and there was not a house or even a tree for them to have a rest. Thomas felt____thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father gave him a strawberry and he quickly ate it. After a while, his father gave him____strawberry and once again, his son got it quickly and put it in his mouth.

And so they____The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, “My dear son,________ you picked up that horseshoe, you would have your own____to eat. Always remember the lesson: if you don't worry about the little things, you will find it difficult________ the great things.

1.A. give up B. put up C. pick up D. take up

2.A. got on B. got to C. got off D. got down

3.A. threw B. bought C. sold D. found

4.A. sky B. sea C. river D. ground

5.A. so B. very C. quite D. too

6.A. another B. other C. else D. the other

7.A. carried on B. turned on C. went on D. worked on

8.A. Or B. If C. Unless D. Until

9.A. water B. money C. horseshoe D. strawberries

10.A. to do B. to use C. to eat D. to drink

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