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A proverb (谚语) is a short, well-known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are
popular around the world. Many proverbs give advice on how to live. Some proverbs are hundreds of years
old, but they are still used today.
For example, my son is just like his father in many ways. We often say the two of them prove the proverb
that the apple does not far from the tree.
My daughter is very short. She would like to be taller. But I tell her that good things come in small
packages. Some valuable things are very small, like diamonds and other jewels. But I also tell my children that
all that glitters is not gold.
Something may look valuable, but may not really be valuable. Also, I tell them do not judge a book by its
cover. You should not judge something only by its appearance. Sometimes I tell my children to cooperate to
solve a problem. After all, two heads are better than one. But another proverb says too many cooks spoil the
soup. If too many people try to do something, then the job will not be done well.
I also tell my children that two wrongs do not make a right. You should not do something bad just because
someone did the same to you.
Some people are pessimists while other people are optimists. Pessimists always think about how bad things
are or will be; optimists might say that every cloud has a silver lining and they always look on the bright side.
Other people are both pessimists and optimists. They hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
Some people often worry about what they will do in a situation that might happen in the future. We could
tell them do not cross that bridge until you come to it.
It is usually much better to prevent a problem from happening than it is to find ways to solve it. So we say
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
1. The author often comforts her daughter with the proverb that ____.[ ]
A. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
B. good things come in small packages
C. too many cooks spoil the soup
D. two heads are better than one
2. If someone says "two heads are better than one", he means ____. [ ]
A. jobs will be done better if two work together
B. a problem will be solved easily by many people
C. jobs won't be done well if there are too many people
D. you can't do something bad even if someone else does it
3. The underlined word"pessimists" in the sixth paragraph refers to those people ____. [ ]
A. who always look on the bright side
B. who always expect bad things to happen
C. who are always full of hope for the future
D. who always make preparations for the worst
4. Which of the following are optimists likely to say? [ ]
A. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
B. We hope for the best and prepare for the worst
C. Don't cross the bridge until you come to it.
D. Every cloud has a silver lining
