A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did know she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was_______of fighting and struggling. It_________that as one problem was solved a new one arose.
Her father, a_______ , took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high_______. Soon the pots came to a(n)_______ In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and in the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil,_______saying a word.
The daughter sucked her teeth and_________waited, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He _______the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in another bowl. Then he ladled(舀) the coffee out and placed it in a mug. _________ to her, he asked," Darling, what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee." she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to ________ the carrots, she did and noted that they were __________. He then asked her to take an egg and ________it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip(啜饮) the coffee. She ________,as she tasted its rich aroma(香味).
"What does it mean, Father?" she __________ asked.
He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity(逆境),boiling water, but each reacted __________The carrot went in, ________and hard. But after being subjected to (服从于) the boiling water, it softened and weak. The egg had been fragile( 易碎的). Its thin outer shell had ________its liquid interior(内部), but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were__________,however. After they were in the boiling water, they had ________the water.
“ ________ are you?” he asked his daughter.
When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot an egg or a coffee bean?
【小题1】A.proud | B.ashamed | C.tired | D.full |
【小题2】A.seemed | B.concluded | C.occurred | D.happened |
【小题3】A.teacher | B.master | C.salesman | D.cook |
【小题4】A.fever | B.fire | C.place | D.pan |
【小题5】A.end | B.agreement | C.light | D.boil |
【小题6】A.with | B.without | C.besides | D.by |
【小题7】A.quietly | B.slowly | C.patiently | D.impatiently |
【小题8】A.fished | B.sent | C.put | D.worked |
【小题9】A.Pointing | B.Turning | C.Introducing | D.Attending |
【小题10】A.feel | B.weigh | C.wash | D.smell |
【小题11】【小题12】A.color | B.break | C.throw | D.catch |
【小题13】A.smiled | B.regretted | C.understood | D.suffered |
【小题14】A.angrily | B.humbly | C.confidently | D.hardly |
【小题15】A.powerfully | B.quickly | C.passively | D.differently |
【小题16】A.strong | B.big | C.fresh | D.long |
【小题17】A.uncovered | B.protected | C.carried | D.hidden |
【小题18】A.similar | B.liquid | C.unique | D.fragrant |
【小题19】A.adapted | B.entered | C.polluted | D.changed |
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