Question

A young boy told her grandmother about his life. He felt that it was very______for him to solve every problem in his life. He said he had lost interest in life. It seemed that when one______was solved, a(n) new one would appear.

His grandmother______carrots, eggs and coffee beans in water in three pots. After about twenty minutes, she said to the young boy, “Tell ______ what you see.”

“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” he replied. His grandmother asked him to______the carrots. He felt that they were soft. Then the boy was asked to______a(n) egg and break it. After breaking it, he found the egg was hard. Finally, he drank some of the __________. He smiled as he drank it, and then he asked, “What does it mean, Grandmother?”

His grandmother said that each of things had______the similar adversity(逆境): boiling water. However, after being cooked in boiling water, each of these had changed_____. The carrots had become soft and weak. The thin outer shell of the egg bad been easily broken, but its inside had hardened(硬化). The coffee beans were different, however. After being boiled, they changed the water.

______adversity knocks on your door, what should you do? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?

1.A.excellent B.good C.difficult D.interesting

2.A.problem B.task C.praise D.subject

3.A.planted B.collected C.carried D.boiled

4.A.him B.me C.them D.her

5.A.touch B.sell C.draw D.watch

6.A.take out B.break out C.carry out D.go out

7.A.carrot B.coffee C.egg D.juice

8.A.forgotten B.shown C.faced D.left

9.A.differently B.suddenly C.heavily D.quickly

10.A.since B.unless C.when D.before

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