Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor living in a small house with spider webs(蜘蛛网) on the walls and mice running around. People ______ coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and sad every day. He thought it was poverty(贫困) that______ his unhappy life. One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for ______ about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you _______.” The poor man looked at the vase ______ . Why would he need a vase in his poor house? However , he didn’t want to ______ such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home on the table. “It.s not right for something so beautiful to be ______.” the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful. ______ he was still not satisfied . “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint the walls. His house turned into _______ place immediately. The poor man _______ . He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

1.A.enjoyed B.avoided C.forgot D.considered

2.A.led to B.connected to C.made up D.set up

3.A.service B.knowledge C.advice D.care

4.A.peace B.happiness C.mess D.regret

5.A.sadly B.nervously C.proudly D.surprisedly

6.A.throw away B.give out C.pay for D.keep off

7.A.ugly B. Full C.empty D.dirty

8.A.Although B.But C.So D.Because

9.A.large B.dark C.strange D.comfortable

10.A.cheered up B.rang up C.sped up D. stayed up

Even in early times, people could realize the importance of dreams and knew that dreams gave meaning to life. Every great achievement has 1. b____________ the result of years of dreaming. If a person has a dream and holds fast to it, he or she will 2.f____________ a way to bring it into reality.

Children do not have much experience or knowledge. However, they are natural dreamers. We should not laugh at them for being naive. With their rich imagination, they will come up with fantastic dreams. History is full of3.e____________. Many great men were dreamers when they were children. One such dreamer was Thomas Edison. He used to be ostracized (排斥) when he was in primary school, 4.b____________ his achievements were greater than everyone else's in his time.

Teenagers and young people should also be 5.e____________ to dream. The world is full of successful teenagers and young people. They dreamt big and their dreams changed their lives and even the world. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are the good examples. They have developed technology and brought great progress to human besides making money for themselves.

Older people should believe that human mind 6.i____________ never too old to make dreams turn into reality. Colonel Saunders7. r____________ his dreams at the age of 67 and set up the biggest fried chicken company (KFC) in the world. Chu Shijian, the 85-year-old billionaire, is8.b____________ the model which wants to be true entrepreneurs(企业家).

To dream is a wonderful ability 9.w____________ can lead to wonderful results. Olympic records were 10. b____________ by players who were brave enough to dream. No one is too young or too old to dream and to make dreams come true.

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