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During the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC—476 BC), the State of Wu made an attack (进攻) on the State of Yue. The king of Wu was badly ________ and soon died. His son Fu Chai became the new king. Fu was very sad and angry and he decided to fight back for his ________ death. He trained his army strictly until it was very strong. Three years later, he led his army ________ the State of Yue and caught its king Gou Jian, who was taken to the State of Wu.

Gou Jian was put into a small black stone house which was full of terrible ________ and was made to raise horses. Gou worked hard and tried to keep himself quiet, but he _______ forgot his pain.

Many years later, he was set ________. Gou secretly trained his army after he went back to his own state. In order to make himself strong-minded, he slept on brushwood and ________ a gall bladder (苦胆) before having dinner and going to bed every night. After a few years, his country became ________ once more. Then Gou took hold of a golden chance to fight against Wu and ________ the war in the end.

This is the story of the Chinese idiom “wo xin chang dan”. We usually use it ________ someone who voluntarily (自愿地) works very hard and voluntarily stands up to pains and difficulties in order to succeed.

【小题1】

A．knocked

B．trained

C．hurt

D．cut

【小题2】

A．brother’s

B．father’s

C．friend’s

D．soldier’s

【小题3】

A．against

B．across

C．through

D．toward

【小题4】

A．taste

B．voice

C．fear

D．smell

【小题5】

A．quickly

B．never

C．easily

D．ever

【小题6】

A．angry

B．sad

C．happy

D．free

【小题7】

A．tasted

B．felt

C．drank

D．touched

【小题8】

A．weak

B．strong

C．important

D．creative

【小题9】

A．began

B．celebrated

C．won

D．completed

【小题10】

A．to describe

B．describing

C．described

D．describe