Question

A boy who was born in a rich family had lots of bad habits. His father was so _____. He requested an old teacher to advise his son to keep away from his bad _____. The teacher took the son for a slow walk through a _____. When they were walking, he suddenly stopped and told the boy to pull out a tiny plant growing in the garden. The boy held the plant in his hand and pulled it out _____. Then the old man asked him to pull out a little bigger plant. The boy pulled hard and the plant came out, roots(根) and all. “Now pull out that one，” said the old man, pointing to a small _____. The boy had to use all his strength(力气) to pull the tree out.

“Now take this one out，” said the old man, _____ a big tree. The boy held the trunk(树干) and tried to pull it out. But it would not move. “It's _____，” said the boy, out of breath with the effort. “So they are bad habits，” said the teacher. “When they are young, it is easy to pull them out _____ when they grow up they cannot be pulled out.” The old man's words _____ the boy's life. The lesson we can learn from the above story is: Don't ______ for bad habits to grow in you. Drop them while you can control it, or they will control you.

1.A. excited B. worried C. lazy

2.A. habits B. friends C. opinions

3.A. zoo B. yard C. garden

4.A. easily B. successfully C. carefully

5.A. dog B. hole C. tree

6.A. pointing to B. cutting down C. looking after

7.A. unbelievable B. impossible C. meaningful

8.A. and B. or C. but

9.A. changed B. saved C. improved

10.A. ask B. wait C. pay

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