Familiar stories can be told differently or extended in interesting and humorous ways. The 1  of the famous fable of “The Tortoise and the Hare” is well known to all: the tortoise wins the race against the hare. The moral lesson is that  2   wins the race. We all have grown up with this popular  3 , but the same fable can be extended with different twists. At the  4   of the hare, a second race is arranged and this time, the hare runs without taking a  5  and wins. The moral lesson is that fast and  6   will always beat slow and steady. Then it is the tortoise that 7  the hare to a third race along a different route in which there is a river just before the final 8  . This time, the tortoise wins the race because the hare can not  9 . The moral lesson is “First identify your  10  , and then change the playing field to suit them.” But the story continues.  11   competitors know their own drawbacks and limitations very well;  12  , they jointly decide to have one last race— 13  to decide who the winner or loser is, but just for their own pleasure and satisfaction. The two cooperate as a  14 . Firstly, the hare carries the tortoise on its back to the river.  15  , the tortoise carries the hare and swims to the   16   bank of the river. Lastly, the hare carries the tortoise  17  on its back. Thus they reach the  18  line together. Overall, many moral lessons from the last match are highlighted. The most obvious one is the importance of 19  .Another moral which also means a great deal is “competition against situations  20  against rivals（对手）.”

1．A．title                       B．idea                     C．beginning            D．end

2．A．slow and steady     B．kind and honest    C．short and fat        D．wise and diligent

3．A．trend                    B．lesson                 C．version                D．issue

4．A．side                      B．request                C．sight                   D．order

5．A．rest                      B．bath                    C．guide                  D．map

6．A．confident              B．considerate          C．consistent            D．conservative

7．A．charges                 B．cheers                 C．chooses              D．challenges

8．A．departure              B．destination           C．desert                 D．dilemma

9．A．swim                    B．climb                  C．jump                   D．dive

10．A．disadvantages      B．feelings               C．strengths             D．interests

11．A．All                      B．Neither                C．Some                  D．Both

12．A．otherwise            B．therefore             C．finally                 D．generally

13．A．not                     B．as                       C．enough                D．only

14．A．class                   B．result                  C．team                   D．rule

15．A．Again                  B．Then                   C．There                  D．However

16．A．pretty                  B．green                  C．nearby                D．opposite

17．A．again                   B．away                   C．over                    D．up

18．A．fishing                B．waiting                C．finishing              D．shipping

19．A．homework           B．teamwork            C．hard work           D．network

20．A．but also          B．as well as         C．more than       D．rather than