A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She was
of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one appeared.
Her father, a cook, took her to the
. He filled three pots with
and placed each on a high fire. In one he placed carrots, in the second
, and in the last ground(磨碎的) coffee beans.
The daughter
waited, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he
the fire. He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He
the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he poured the
out and placed it in a cup.
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 said that they were
. He then asked her to take an egg and
it. After pulling off the
, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to drink the coffee. She smiled, as she
its rich aroma(芳香).
"What does it
, Father?" she asked.
He explained that each of them had
the same adversity(逆境), boiling water, but each reacted
. The carrot went in strong and hard but then it turned softened and weak. The egg had been fragile(易碎的), but at last its inside became
. The ground coffee beans were unique, however, after they were in the boiling water, they had
the water.
"Which are you?" he asked his daughter.
When adversity knocks on your door, how do you
? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
小题1: | A.tired | B.ashamed | C.fond | D.proud |
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小题2: | A.hall | B.kitchen | C.living room | D.bathroom |
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小题3: | A.milk | B.sugar | C.water | D.powder |
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小题4: | A.rice | B.eggs | C.apples | D.potatoes |
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小题5: | A.impolitely | B.carelessly | C.vengefully | D.impatiently |
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小题6: | A.put on | B.put off | C.turned on | D.turned off |
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小题7: | A.wiped | B.pulled | C.cleaned | D.washed |
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小题8: | A.wine | B.pot | C.beans | D.coffee |
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小题9: | A.Lying | B.Talking | C.Turning | D.Devoting |
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小题11: | A.soft | B.hard | C.cold | D.dirty |
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小题12: | A.sell | B.boil | C.hold | D.break |
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小题13: | A.plug | B.shell | C.road | D.program |
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小题14: | A.made | B.tasted | C.served | D.observed |
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小题15: | A.mean | B.cost | C.matter | D.contain |
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小题16: | A.faced | B.studied | C.provided | D.recognized |
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小题17: | A.finally | B.equally | C.differently | D.successfully |
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小题18: | A.upset | B.hardened | C.effective | D.accustomed |
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小题19: | A.wasted | B.skimmed | C.polluted | D.changed |
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小题20: | A.find | B.know | C.respond | D.practise |
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