12.The sun was shining quite brightly as Mrs Grant left her house,so she decided not to (16)Can umbrella with her.She got on the bus to the town and before long it began to rain.The rain had not stopped(17)Dthe bus arrived at the market half an hour later.Mrs Grant stood up and absent-mindedly(心不在焉地)picked up the umbrella that was(18)Aon the seat in front of her.
A cold voice said loudly,"That is mine,Madam!"
Suddenly remembering that she had come out without her umbrella,Mrs Grant felt (19)Bfor what she bad done,trying at the same time to take no notice of the unpleasant(20)Dthe owner of the umbrella was giving her.
When she got off the bus,Mrs Grant made straight for a shop where she could buy an umbrella.She found a pretty one and bought it.Then she(21)Bto buy another as a present for her daughter.Afterwards she did the rest of her(22)Band had lunch in a restaurant.
In the-afternoon she got on the homeward(回家的)bus with the two umbrellas under her arm,and sat down.Then she (23)Cthat,by a curious coincidence(巧合),she was sitting next to the woman who had made her feel(24)Dthat morning.
That woman now looked at her,and then at the umbrellas."You've had quite a good(25)A,"she said.
A cold voice said loudly,"That is mine,Madam!"
Suddenly remembering that she had come out without her umbrella,Mrs Grant felt (19)Bfor what she bad done,trying at the same time to take no notice of the unpleasant(20)Dthe owner of the umbrella was giving her.
When she got off the bus,Mrs Grant made straight for a shop where she could buy an umbrella.She found a pretty one and bought it.Then she(21)Bto buy another as a present for her daughter.Afterwards she did the rest of her(22)Band had lunch in a restaurant.
In the-afternoon she got on the homeward(回家的)bus with the two umbrellas under her arm,and sat down.Then she (23)Cthat,by a curious coincidence(巧合),she was sitting next to the woman who had made her feel(24)Dthat morning.
That woman now looked at her,and then at the umbrellas."You've had quite a good(25)A,"she said.
| 16.A.keep | B.bring | C.take | D.leave |
| 17.A.before | B.until | C.though | D.when |
| 18.A.hanging | B.appearing | C.dropping | D.losing |
| 19.A.angry | B.sorry | C.lucky | D.glad |
| 20.A.reply | B.call | C.suggestion | D.look |
| 21.A.promised | B.decided | C.agreed | D.remembered |
| 22.A.hiking | B.shopping | C.trying | D.searching |
| 23.A.meant | B.explained | C.saw | D.forgot |
| 24.A.jealous | B.bored | C.satisfied | D.uncomfortable |
| 25.A.day | B.meal | C.journey | D.present. |
10.One day,a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home.A few days later,the boy saw a small (16)Ain the cocoon.He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make (17)Dbody through that little hole.Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy (18)Ato help the butterfly,thinking the butterfly might be (19)D.He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole (20)B.The butterfly came out of the cocoon,but it (21)Ca little different.It had a weak body and small,thin (22)A.The butterfly didn't start to fly.In fact,the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings.It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with (23)Cbut he didn't understand why it could be like this.When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon,it must struggle.The hard work of (24)Bout of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly's body into its wings.It helps the butterfly be (25)Ato fly.If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon,its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
(26)Dstruggles are what we need in our lives.If we lived our lives without any problems,we would never learn or grow.We would not be (27)Cwe could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives,pain and suffering is the key to all windows,and sometimes even (28)Dgrowth,without it,there's no way of life.We can't avoid (29)Bor problems.So,next time you are (30)Da problem or difficulty,remember the butterfly.Struggle a little-then fly!
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So the boy (18)Ato help the butterfly,thinking the butterfly might be (19)D.He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole (20)B.The butterfly came out of the cocoon,but it (21)Ca little different.It had a weak body and small,thin (22)A.The butterfly didn't start to fly.In fact,the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings.It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with (23)Cbut he didn't understand why it could be like this.When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon,it must struggle.The hard work of (24)Bout of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly's body into its wings.It helps the butterfly be (25)Ato fly.If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon,its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
(26)Dstruggles are what we need in our lives.If we lived our lives without any problems,we would never learn or grow.We would not be (27)Cwe could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives,pain and suffering is the key to all windows,and sometimes even (28)Dgrowth,without it,there's no way of life.We can't avoid (29)Bor problems.So,next time you are (30)Da problem or difficulty,remember the butterfly.Struggle a little-then fly!
| 16.A.hole | B.worm | C.tail | D.snake |
| 17.A.it | B.it's | C.itself | D.its |
| 18.A.decided | B.asked | C.showed | D.ordered |
| 19.A.afraid | B.interested | C.surprised | D.grateful |
| 20.A.slimmer | B.bigger | C.shorter | D.smaller |
| 21.A.touched | B.sounded | C.looked | D.smelt |
| 22.A.wings | B.feet | C.eyes | D.head |
| 23.A.success | B.excitement | C.kindness | D.humour |
| 24.A.get | B.getting | C.to get | D.got |
| 25.A.ready | B.quiet | C.glad | D.used |
| 26.A.Somewhere | B.Something | C.Some time | D.Sometimes |
| 27.A.as helpful as | B.as weak as | C.as strong as | D.as creative as |
| 28.A.repeats | B.recommends | C.requires | D.represents |
| 29.A.happiness | B.difficulties | C.pleasure | D.hope |
| 30.A.served with | B.growing into | C.bringing in | D.faced with. |