There was once a young man who began to feel self-satisfied after some small achievements.

    One day, the young man took a walk with a _16_ man from the town. On the way the young man was bragging (吹嘘) about himself, _17_ the wise man didn't say a word. When they _18_ a peak (山峰), the wise man asked, "Look down. What do you see?"

     "I see trees, farmland, houses and people as _19_ as ants working in the fields," the young man said.

     "What do you feel?" the wise man asked.

     "Everything is _20_ me. I feel I rule the world," the young man answered.

     The wise man said _21_. After a minute, he asked the young man to look _22_ "What do you see this time?" the wise man asked.

     "I see _23_ flying around high mountains, the white clouds on the mountains and the _24_ sky above the white clouds," the young man answered.

     Then he asked the wise man's _25_

     "I feel small and powerless," the wise man answered. "A person who knows to look upward can _26_ understand his position(位置). When a person knows the blue sky is always overhead, he won't be so _27_ as to believe he rules over the world or other people. "

The young man felt foolish(愚蠢的) for his _28_. From then on, _29_ he began to feel as if the world owed (亏欠) him something, he looked up at the sky and remembered _30_ small he really was. Try to look upward when you feel too good about yourself.

16. A. busy          B. lazy                 C. wise               D. hard-working

17. A. if             B. but                 C. so                 D. or

18. A. got to           B. got off              C. arrived in            D. got up

19. A. fat              B. light                C. small               D. strong

20. A. below         B. above               C. between            D. against

21 A. everything      B. anything             C. something           D. nothing

22. A. up            B. down               C. out                 D. after

23. A. monkeys       B. tigers                C. chicks              D. birds

24. A. red             B. blue                C. green               D. black

25. A. ways           B. name               C. feelings             D. address

26. A. badly           B. angrily              C. hardly               D. clearly

27. A. clever           B. smart              C. silly                 D. useful

28. A. pride            B. success            C. luck                D. smell

29. A. whatever        B. whenever           C. wherever            D. however

30. A. why            B. where              C. how                D. what

(A)根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。

1.Xiang Qiuchi was listening to the r_______ at nine last night.

2.Look at the young man with light hair. He is so h_______.

3.He was taking a s_______ at this time last night.

4.I used to work in a car f_______.

5.—The movie is wonderful.

—I a_______ with you.

(B)根据句意及汉语提示填空。

6.I really enjoy the music. It sounds so _______(令人愉快).

7.I felt very _______(难过), because he hurt my dog.

8.Here’s some _______(有用的) information about travel in Canada.

9.—Do you wash _______(碟子) at home?

—Yes, but not often.

10.The teacher told us a funny story. All the students _______(笑了) happily.

A young man worked very hard on his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. One day he found that he couldn't fall asleep at night. As he became ill, he couldn't go to sleep. When he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always failed.

After a few days he decided to see a doctor.

"I just can't go to sleep at night. What should I do?" he asked.

"I have a suggestion," said the doctor. "You can try to count numbers. When you count to one thousand, you will be asleep. I am sure of it. "

The next day the man returned to the doctor's office.

"Well," said the doctor. "How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?"

The man still looked tired. "Yes," he said. "I tried to count one, two, three.. , up to one thousand. But when I counted to five hundred and sixty--nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn't fall asleep. "

1.Why couldn't the young man go to sleep at night?

A．Because he didn't finish his lessons.

B．Because he worked too hard.

C．Because he was worried about his homework.

D．Because there was a lot of noise.

2. What did the doctor ask the young man to do?

A．To drink much water before going to bed.

B．To count numbers while he was lying in bed.

C．To count numbers before he went to bed.

D．To take some medicine and go to bed earlier.

3. The young man returned to the doctor's office the next day because_____

A．he wanted to thank the doctor

B．he felt better and wanted some more medicine

C．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

D．he still couldn't go to sleep at night

4.The young man counted_______

A．from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

B．from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

C．from 1 to 1,000 and fell asleep

D．from 568 to 1,000

5. In fact the young man ______

A．didn't understand the doctor's suggestion

B．was not able to count numbers

C．was very afraid to stay at home by himself

D．wasn't sleepy at all