Question

Lucy complained to her father about her hard life. She wanted to  36 because she didn’t know how to______37___ her problems. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. Once one    ___38____  had been solved, another came.
Her father, a cook, took her into the ___39____. He poured water into three pans. After the water ___40____, in the first pan he put some carrots, the second some eggs, and in the __41____ some coffee. He waited without any   42  .
The girl closed her mouth and waited,   43 by what her father was doing. After about twenty minutes, her father   44 the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. Then the coffee was ____45___ into a cup.
Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you  46  ?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she answered.
Her father suggested she   47   the carrots. She did, and felt the carrots were   48 . Then he asked her to take the eggs and   49 them. After peeling（剝）them, she felt that the eggs were hard.  Lastly, he asked her to smell the __50____. She asked impatiently  , “What’s the meaning of this, father?” He explained that  51  had felt the same misfortune to be put into the __52___ water， but had reacted  53 . The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after a while in the boiling water. The easily ___54___eggs became hard after being cooked. Coffee was very unique --- it could change water.
“  55 are you?  ”asked  her father. “When the difficulty knocks your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?”

【小題1】

A．give up B．wear out C．catch up D．run out

【小題2】

A．win B．beat C．overcome D．defeat

【小題3】

A．matter B．business C．question D．problem

【小題4】

A．room B．dining room C．chicken D．kitchen

【小題5】

A．boils B．boiled C．boiling D．boil

【小題6】

A．first B．second C．three D．last

【小題7】

A．breath B．praises C．words D．complaints

【小題8】

A．pleased B．frightened C．disappointed D．puzzled

【小題9】

A．turned off B．turned up C．turned down D．turned away

【小題10】

A．poured B．dropped C．slipped D．flown

【小題11】

A．mean B．see C．ate D．explain

【小題12】

A．touch B．eat C．observe D．keep

【小題13】 

A．bad

B．hard

C．soft

D．gentle

【小題14】

A．hit B．break C．beat D．destory

【小題15】.

A．coffee

B．carrot

C．eggs

D．water

【小題16】

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

【小題17】

A．boils B．boiled C．boiling D．boil

【小題18】

A．differently B．certainly C．happily D．equally

【小題19】

A．broken B．boil C．cooked D．ate

【小題20】

A．How B．Who C．When D．Where

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】D
【小題1】B
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】A
【小題1】A
【小題1】B
【小題1】B
【小題1】C
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】A
【小題1】A

解析