There was a wonderful old man who loved everything.
One day while walking through the woods, the nice old man 1 a cocoon（茧）. He 2 to take the cocoon home to watch its 3 from a little cocoon to a beautiful butterfly.
He softly placed the cocoon on his kitchen table and 4 it for days.
One day the cocoon started to move. It moved quickly! The old man felt 5 for the little butterfly inside. He watched it struggle（挣扎）and struggle! So he softly cut the cocoon with a knife so the butterfly could 6 more quickly. The butterfly broke free from its cocoon, 7 couldn’t move at all.
The old man didn’t know why and decided the 8 thing he could do for the butterlfy was to place it softly back into its cocoon.
He placed a drop of honey on it to 9 the cocoon, leaving the butterfly in its 10 state.
The next day he noticed that the cocoon was moving 11. It struggled and struggled. 12 the butterfly broke free from its cocoon. Its beautiful wings were filled with wonderful colors! It took off! It was 13!
That wonderful butterfly flew and flew till it was 14 out of the old man’s sight. What a 15! He shouted. But then he started to think. What did I do 16 at first? The old man went to the library and read every 17 he could find on butterflies and cocoons.
Finally the 18 appeared. The butterfly has to struggle while 19 the cocoon. That’s how it gets its strength（力量）. That’s just why they are created to 20 in order to be strong and beautiful.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      lost
   2. B.
      ate
   3. C.
      found
   4. D.
      threw
2. 2.
   1. A.
      refused
   2. B.
      feared
   3. C.
      decided
   4. D.
      agreed
3. 3.
   1. A.
      dream
   2. B.
      change
   3. C.
      mistake
   4. D.
      difference
4. 4.
   1. A.
      beat
   2. B.
      cooked
   3. C.
      watched
   4. D.
      caught
5. 5.
   1. A.
      ready
   2. B.
      good
   3. C.
      happy
   4. D.
      sorry
6. 6.
   1. A.
      go back
   2. B.
      give up
   3. C.
      come in
   4. D.
      come out
7. 7.
   1. A.
      and
   2. B.
      but
   3. C.
      so
   4. D.
      or
8. 8.
   1. A.
      best
   2. B.
      easiest
   3. C.
      worst
   4. D.
      hardest
9. 9.
   1. A.
      create
   2. B.
      mend
   3. C.
      fill
   4. D.
      open
10. 10.
    1. A.
       warm
    2. B.
       clean
    3. C.
       strange
    4. D.
       natural
11. 11.
    1. A.
       again
    2. B.
       later
    3. C.
       alone
    4. D.
       too
12. 12.
    1. A.
       Usually
    2. B.
       Generally
    3. C.
       Unfortunately
    4. D.
       Finally
13. 13.
    1. A.
       drinking
    2. B.
       running
    3. C.
       flying
    4. D.
       smiling
14. 14.
    1. A.
       never
    2. B.
       still
    3. C.
       almost
    4. D.
       always
15. 15.
    1. A.
       joy
    2. B.
       pity
    3. C.
       fool
    4. D.
       shame
16. 16.
    1. A.
       well
    2. B.
       simply
    3. C.
       wrong
    4. D.
       fast
17. 17.
    1. A.
       letter
    2. B.
       diary
    3. C.
       picture
    4. D.
       book
18. 18.
    1. A.
       news
    2. B.
       plan
    3. C.
       person
    4. D.
       answer
19. 19.
    1. A.
       behind
    2. B.
       inside
    3. C.
       under
    4. D.
       beside
20. 20.
    1. A.
       learn
    2. B.
       struggle
    3. C.
       work
    4. D.
       understand

The business executive was deep in debt and could see no way out. Creditors (债主) were closing in on him. Suppliers were demanding payment. He sat on the park bench, head in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from bankruptcy (破产).

    Suddenly an old man appeared before him. “I can see that something is troubling you.” he said. After listening to the executive, the old man said: “I believe I can help you.”

    He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his hand saying: “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time.” Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come.

    The business executive saw in his hand a check for $500,000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world!

    “I can settle all my debts in a moment!” he realized. But instead, the executive decided to put the uncashed check in his safe, just knowing it would give him the strength to work out a way to save his business.

    With renewed optimism, he made better deals and extended terms of payment. He closed several big deals. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.

    Exactly one year later, he returned to the park with the uncashed check. At the agreed-upon time, the old man appeared. But just as the executive was about to hand back the check and share his success story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.

    “I’m so glad I caught him!” she cried. “I hope he hasn’t been bothering you. He’s always escaping from the rest home and telling people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” And she led the old man away by the arm.

What was the executive worried about?

A. He couldn’t produce enough for the suppliers.

B. The creditors wouldn’t lend him any money.

C. His products didn’t sell well.

D. He might run into bankcruptcy.

Which of the following statements about the old man is TRUE?

A. The old man had known the executive was in trouble before he came.

B. The old man’s way of helping the executive worked out well.

C. The check he wrote was far from enough for the executive.

D. In fact the old man didn’t want to have his money back.

The executive didn’t cash the check because ____________.

A. He was afraid that the bank didn’t have so much money.

B. The check gave him a lot of strength and encouragement.

C. He was uncertain if he could ever pay back the money.

D. He knew the old man wasn’t John D. Rockefeller at all.

One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer's office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story.

One day Tom and I were walking down the street while we saw an old man fall off his bike. He was badly hurt. Many people crowded around us. Someone suggested carrying the old man to the roadside, so Tom disagreed. He has learned first aid. He said that they ought to leave him where he was and checked him first. At that time the old man wasn't breathing. Tom asked me to call in the First Aid Center at once and he began to start the old man's breathing, use the mouth-to-mouth way. Within five minutes, the old man began to move little and doctors also arrived. They said that we had done was correct. I have learned from this experience that a knowledge of first aid can make a really difference.

I met the old man at a cafe. “Did you hear the radio news yesterday?” he asked me. “No,” I replied. “Anything exciting?”“Exciting? NO! Something very sad. A group of hungry dogs killed and ate my best friend.”?

“Oh, dear!” I cried. “How did it happen?”“He was working on the hillside when the dogs attacked him. When he didn't return, I went to the hillside and found…”“His body?” I asked. The old fellow drank half of his coffee. “No. I told you they were hungry dogs, didn't I? The big bones were lying every where. But they found this.” He pushed open a match box he was holding in his hand. In it was a man's thumb, lying on some white bloody material.?

“This is my friend's right thumb. The dogs ate the rest of him”. The old man began to cry. He finished his coffee quickly and left the cafe. I drank mine and called the waiter. “I'll pay the gentleman's bill. His poor friend—how terrible!”“You've heard the news?” The waiter laughed. “Sure. There's a hole in the bottom of the match box. He put his own thumb through the hole. The blood is red ink, I believe. Is the story worth a cup of coffee, sir?”“But he held the box in his right hand.”“Yes, but listeners look into the box. They just can't take their sight off that terrible thing.”“And when he tells the story, he gets free cup of coffee!” I said, laughing. “Yes, sir, but only from strangers who come to this town, and, of course, he does us no harm!”?

1. We can learn from this passage ________.?

2. Having heard the old man's story, the writer _______ .?

3. It turned out that the thumb in the match box was actually __________.?

4.The waiter hadn't let out the truth of the old man's story earlier because _______ .

5. As suggested by the passage, what might happen in the end?      ??