A LESSON FROM A FROG TALE

A group of frogs were jumping through the woods when two of them fell into a deep hole. All of the other frogs  1  around the hole to see what could be done to help their   2  . When they saw how deep the hole was, the rest of the group   3  that it was hopeless and told the two frogs in the hole that they should prepare themselves for their fate（命运）, because they were as good as   4  .

Unwilling to accept this terrible fate, the two frogs began to jump with all of their   5  . Some of the frogs shouted into the hole that it was   6  , and that the two frogs wouldn’t be in that   7  if they has been more careful.

The other frogs continued  8  shouting that they two should save their   9 and give up, since they were already as good as dead. The two frogs  10  jumping as hard as they could, and after several hours of hopeless   11  they were quite tired.

Finally, one of the two frogs followed the calls of his fellows. Disheartened, he lay down at the   12  of the hole, and died as the others looked on in helpless sorrow. The other frog continued to jump with every bit of energy he had,  13  he was completely worn out.

His companions began a new shouting to him to accept his fate, stop the pain and   14  die. The frog jumped harder and harder and, wonder of wonders, finally jumped so   15  that he sprang from the hole.  16  , the other frogs celebrated his unbelievable freedom and then gathering around him asked, “Why did you continue jumping when we told you it was impossible?”  17  their lips, the astonished frog explained to them that he was deaf, and that when he saw their gestures and shouting, he thought they were   19  him on. What he had got as   19  inspired him to try harder and finally succeeded.

This simple story contains a powerful lesson. Your encouraging words can   20  someone up and help him or her make it through the day.

1．A．jumped                 B．hung                   C．rushed                D．gathered

2．A．relatives                B．companions         C．neighbors            D．families

4．A．alive                     B．dead                    C．awake                 D．calm

5．A．mind                     B．skill                     C．strength              D．force

6．A．harmless               B．endless                C．careless               D．hopeless

7．A．action                   B．situation              C．direction              D．competition

8．A．sorrowfully           B．painfully              C．carefully              D．helpfully

9．A．time                      B．resource              C．energy                D．supply

10．A．stopped               B．continued            C．avoided               D．started

11．A．climb                  B．wait                    C．fight                   D．effort

12．A．top                     B．edge                    C．bottom                D．side

13．A．while                  B．however              C．therefore             D．although

14．A．just                     B．still                     C．yet                      D．even

15．A．great                   B．well                    C．far                      D．high

16．A．Pleased               B．Satisfied              C．Amazed               D．Amused

17．A．Looking              B．Reading               C．Seeing                 D．Checking

18．A．cheering              B．praising               C．persuading           D．supporting

19．A．treatment             B．entertainment       C．achievement        D．encouragement

20．A．hold  B．lift     C．bring D．build

A White – bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world．On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he   1   it between his shoulders and walked on．

       He was Father Time, traveling forever, and the bag he   2   was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out．

       Each   3   at twelve o’clock, he opened the bag and   4   a Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of   5   , and its shining feathers rose with hope．All the rest were kept  6   by Time’s strong hands and pushed   7   in the bag．

       Down flew the Tomorrow   8   its lovely feathers, but as it touched the  9   , off fell its blue wings and it changed to a（n）   10   white bird which could not fly．It had become a Today．Everyone knows that Today isn’t as   11   as Tomorrow, for Today can be held in one’s   12   , accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery（神秘）and beauty．It is  13   by all the world．Even those with   14   hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a（n）   15  ．Tomorrow’s life will be different．”

       Everybody tried to  16  the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground．They thought if they   17   beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could   18   for it．So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one   19   it changed his feather．Yet although they tried every means, the birds   20   and flew to the ground as Today’s．

1．A．relaxed                  B．worried               C．excited                D．settled

2．A．bore                     B．placed                 C．laid                     D．lifted

3．A．dawn                    B．morning              C．night                   D．afternoon

4．A．got                       B．fetched                C．took                    D．flew

5．A．blue                      B．pink                    C．black                  D．white

6．A．out                       B．off                      C．away                  D．back

7．A．along                    B．deep                    C．far                      D．over

8．A．shaking                 B．moving                C．beating                D．striking

9．A．earth                     B．floor                   C．tree                     D．grass

10．A．lovely                  B．ordinary              C．beautiful              D．especial

11．A．bad                     B．wonderful            C．common             D．familiar

12．A．hands                  B．mind                   C．heart                   D．head

13．A．noticed                B．seen                    C．forgotten             D．desired

14．A．little                    B．some                   C．much                  D．few

15．A．shock                 B．suggestion           C．change                D．advice

16．A．keep                   B．catch                  C．hold                    D．protect

17．A．expected             B．watched              C．guessed               D．knew

18．A．wait                    B．long                    C．prepare               D．look

19．A．as                       B．when                  C．before                 D．after

20．A．refused              B．escaped               C．struggled           D．fought

    A certain student passed all his examinations．Then he went to college to continue his   1   ．There he put down his name for a course in geography．but after the first   2   ，he did not go to it any more．

    The geography lecturer   3   that this student was always   4   and thought that the student had changed to another course，so he was   5   when he saw the boy’s name on the   6   of students who want to take the geography   7   at the end of this year．

    The lecturer had prepared a   8   examination paper，which followed his lectures very closely，and he was   9   to see how this student would answer the questions．He   10   that the boy’s answers would be very bad，but when they   11   him soon after the exam and he examined them   12   ，he was able to find only one small mistake in them．   13   this surprised him very much，he examined the paper again and again but was   14   not able to find more than that one small mistake so he   15   for the student to question him about his work．

    When the student came into the room and sat down，the lecturer said to him，“I   16   that you came to my first lecture and you have been absent from all the others．But now I have examined your   17    very carefully and I have been able to find one small mistake in it．I am   18   to know your explanation for that．”

    “Oh，I am very   19   about that mistake。” answered the student．“After the examination，I realized what I ought to have   20   ．I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused(搞乱) by your first lecture．”

1．A．classes

B．studies

C．researches

D．work

2．A．week

B．lecture

C．time

D．sight

3．A．heard

B．noticed

C．wondered

D．believed

4．A．absent

B．late

C．lazy

D．careless

5．A．surprised

B．angry

C．pleased

D．regretful

6．A．exam papers

B．list

C．desk

D．letters

7．A．subject

B．test

C．cotes

D．course

8．A．simple

B．difficult

C．secret

D．strange

9．A．sure

B．worried

C．glad

D．eager

10．A．hoped

B．discovered

C．expected

D．checked

11．A．showed

B．gave

C．handed

D．reached

12．A．hurriedly

B．carefully

C．anxiously

D．quickly

13．A．So

B．But

C．Though

D．As

14．A．still

B．certainly

C．even

D．luckily

15．A．eared

B．searched

C．sent

D．looked

16．A．promise

B．know

C．advice

D．guess

17．A．lessons

B．paper

C．notebook

D．exercises

18．A．disappointment

B．easy

C．satisfied

D．curious

19．A．sorry

B．sad

C．nervous

D．worried

20．A．done

B．made

C．written

D．got

    The geography lecturer   3   that this student was always   4   and thought that the student had changed to another course，so he was   5   when he saw the boy’s name on the   6   of students who want to take the geography   7   at the end of this year．

    The lecturer had prepared a   8   examination paper，which followed his lectures very closely，and he was   9   to see how this student would answer the questions．He   10   that the boy’s answers would be very bad，but when they   11   him soon after the exam and he examined them   12   ，he was able to find only one small mistake in them．   13   this surprised him very much，he examined the paper again and again but was   14   not able to find more than that one small mistake so he   15   for the student to question him about his work．

    When the student came into the room and sat down，the lecturer said to him，“I   16   that you came to my first lecture and you have been absent from all the others．But now I have examined your   17    very carefully and I have been able to find one small mistake in it．I am   18   to know your explanation for that．”

    “Oh，I am very   19   about that mistake。” answered the student．“After the examination，I realized what I ought to have   20   ．I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused(搞乱) by your first lecture．”

1．A．classes

B．studies

C．researches

D．work

2．A．week

B．lecture

C．time

D．sight

3．A．heard

B．noticed

C．wondered

D．believed

4．A．absent

B．late

C．lazy

D．careless

5．A．surprised

B．angry

C．pleased

D．regretful

6．A．exam papers

B．list

C．desk

D．letters

7．A．subject

B．test

C．cotes

D．course

8．A．simple

B．difficult

C．secret

D．strange

9．A．sure

B．worried

C．glad

D．eager

10．A．hoped

B．discovered

C．expected

D．checked

11．A．showed

B．gave

C．handed

D．reached

12．A．hurriedly

B．carefully

C．anxiously

D．quickly

13．A．So

B．But

C．Though

D．As

14．A．still

B．certainly

C．even

D．luckily

15．A．eared

B．searched

C．sent

D．looked

16．A．promise

B．know

C．advice

D．guess

17．A．lessons

B．paper

C．notebook

D．exercises

18．A．disappointment

B．easy

C．satisfied

D．curious

19．A．sorry

B．sad

C．nervous

D．worried

20．A．done

B．made

C．written

D．got

A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work..
He may have the belief that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is  36  because he doesn’t understand how to make  37  use of his mental gifts. Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their  38 .
A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real  39  because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for  40 . Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so.  41 , he is likely to fail, and the failure will  42  his belief in his incompetence（无能）in turn.
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had  43  like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 44  in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not  45  too much of him. In this way, his teacher and parents  46  the idea. He  47  their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to  48 . Then, he was very poor at math,  49  as they expected.
But one day everything changed. He worked out a problem which  50  of the other students had been able to solve. He  51  in solving the problem which gave him confidence. Soon he became especially good at  52 .
Alder now  53  with interest, determination and purpose. He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it  54 , not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may  55  himself as well as others by his ability.