【答案】A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large,tempting(诱人的)apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence.The boy wasn't much of a fruiteater,__1__ a bar of chocolate if given the choice,__2__,as they say,the forbidden fruit can be tempting.Seeing the apple,the boy wanted it.The more he looked at it,the__3__ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe(脚尖),__4__ as high as he could,but even at his tallest __5__ he was unable to touch it.He began to __6__up and down,as high as he could,at the __7__ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple.Still it remained out of __8__.

Not giving up,he thought,if only he had something to __9__ on.His school bag wouldn't give enough height and he didn't want to __10__ the things inside,like his lunch box,pencil case,and Gameboy. Looking __11__,he hoped he might find an old box,a rock,or,__12__ luck,even a ladder,but it was a tidy neighbourhood and there was nothing he could use.

He had tried everything he could think to do.__13__ seeing any other choices,he gave up and started to walk __14__.At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his __15__,and how he really wanted that apple.The more he __16__ like this,the more unhappy he became. __17__,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy,even if he couldn't always get what he wanted.He started to say to himself,"This isn't __18__.I don't have the apple and I'm feeling miserable as well. There's __19__ more I can do to get the apple-that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to __20__our feelings.If that's the case,what can I do to feel better?"

(     )1．A.preferring (     )2．A.so       (     )3．A.sadder   (     )4．A.expanding   (     )5．A.strength   (     )6．A.jump      (     )7．A.tip      (     )8．A.hope     (     )9．A.put       (     )10．A.break     (     )11．A.up       (     )12．A.for      (     )13．A.After   (     )14．A.back     (     )15．A.wishes     (     )16．A.thought   (     )17．A.Therefore (     )18．A.skilful   (     )19．A.something (     )20．A.change

B．offering   B．then       B．angrier     B．stretching B．length     B．look       B．stage       B．hand       B．stand       B．shake       B．forward     B．with       B．Through     B．away       B．beliefs     B．imagined   B．However     B．cheerful   B．anything   B．express

C．receiving  C．but       C．hungrier   C．swinging   C．range     C．walk      C．top       C．sight    C．get       C．take      C．down     C．on       C．Without    C．up        C．efforts    C．tried     C．Moreover   C．harmful    C．everything C．forget

D．allowing    D．or          D．tastier     D．pulling     D．height      D．glance      D．level       D．reach       D．hold        D．strike      D．around      D．of          D．Upon        D．down        D．goals       D．claimed     D．Otherwise   D．helpful     D．nothing     D．describe

答案
1-5. ACCBD

6-10. ACDBA

11-15. DBCBC

16-20. ABDDA