Question

A girl complained(抱怨) to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she had to do and wanted to __? . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.

Her father, a cook, took her___ the kitchen. He poured water into the pans and boiled(煮) it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the ___he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He____ them for a few minutes without any words.

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently（無(wú)耐心地）, not knowing_____her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes, her father turned_____the stove（爐子），, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put_____in another bowl. After that the_____was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “What do you_____?” “Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she answered.

Her father told her to____ her eyes and let her touch(觸摸) the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take eggs and_____them. Then, she got boiled and hard eggs. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. “What’s the meaning, Father?” He_____ that each one had the same unlucky experience — the boiled water, but ____ had a different reaction (反應(yīng)). The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard_____ being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. “Who are you?” asked her father, “When something unlucky knocks ____ your door, what’s your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?”

1.A. grow up B. give up C. gets up D. pick up

2.A. into B. within C. out of D. away from

3.A. first B. second C. third D. fourth

4.A. looked for B. searched for C. waited for D. called for

5.A. that B. where C. what D. why

6.A. on B. over C. off D. in

7.A. it B. its C. them D. themselves

8.A. eggs B. carrots C. coffee D. water

9.A. hear B. taste C. smell D. see

10.A. close B. open C. wash D. drop

11.A. keep B. protect C. break(打破) D. drink

12.A. mentions B. explained C. told D. talks

13.A. every B. all C. each D. either

14.A. before B. after C. behind D. under

15.A. in B. across C. with D. at

Answer 1