A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail (桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel (铲). In the
1 of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, he
2 a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
The boy dug around the rock,
3 to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much
4 , he pushed the rock across the sandbox by
5 his hands. When the boy got the rock to the
6 of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and
7 the little wall.
8 , the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some
9 , the rock tipped (翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only
10 was to have the rock roll back.
Finally he
11 tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window
12 the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large
13 appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but
14 , he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”
Defeated, the boy
15 back, “I did! I did! I used all the strength that I had!”
“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father
16 down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.
Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be
17 ? Are you discovering that you don’t have
18 it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the
19 we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for
20 when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.
| 小题1: | | A．method | B．step | C．practice | D．process |
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| 小题2: | | A．created | B．set | C．discovered | D．brought |
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| 小题3: | | A．trying | B．managing | C．deciding | D．competing |
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| 小题4: | | A．thought | B．struggle | C．movement | D．worry |
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| 小题5: | | A．touching | B．shaking | C．using | D．controlling |
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| 小题6: | | A．bottom | B．center | C．edge | D．front |
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| 小题7: | | A．over | B．down | C．through | D．into |
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| 小题8: | | A．Doubted | B．Surprised | C．Pleased | D．Determined |
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| 小题9: | | A．attempt | B．progress | C．effort | D．decision |
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| 小题10: | | A．hope | B．reward | C．point | D．purpose |
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| 小题11: | | A．made out | B．broke out | C．burst into | D．rushed into |
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| 小题13: | | A．rock | B．picture | C．figure | D．shade |
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| 小题14: | | A．surprisingly | B．doubtfully | C．kindly | D．firmly |
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| 小题15: | | A．shouted | B．smiled | C．called | D．asked |
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| 小题16: | | A．reached | B．looked | C．fell | D．put |
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| 小题17: | | A．pushed | B．dropped | C．carried | D．removed |
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| 小题18: | | A．who | B．what | C．which | D．where |
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| 小题19: | | A．minds | B．spirits | C．force | D．strength |
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| 小题20: | | A．help | B．tips | C．advice | D．ideas |
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