A long time ago there lived a farmer in a village. One day, while
36 in the fields, the farmer’s son
37 and broke his leg. The villagers went to the __
38 __ and said，“My goodness, what great misfortune! Your son has broken his leg; now he can’t
39 you in the fields.”One day later, government troop (军队) went to the village
40 young men to join the __
41 _. They had to leave the boy ___
42 because his leg was broken. Again, the villagers came and said，“My goodness, what great __
43 __!” The farmer replied, “It is neither fortune __
44 __ misfortune.”
Then one day the farmer’s
45 horse jumped the fence and ran away. The villagers came and said，“What great misfortune that your horse has run away.” Two or three days later, the horse __
46 __ with a dozen wild horses ___
47 it. The villagers came and said，“What great misfortune that your horse came back with twelve_
48 __.”
The farmer was __
49 __ enough to know that nothing was either fortune or misfortune. Everything that happens has a ___
50 __ and meaning beyond
51 appearances of the events. So many times, we are __
52 by the feelings we have about the events in our lives. Remember: “Nothing is long or short, hot or cold, good or bad.” There is no
53 in thinking of something as good or bad, because we __
54 know what will happen next. The best thing we can do is__
55 it.
| 小题1: | | A．playing | B．walking | C．living | D．working |
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| 小题2: | | A．came up | B．fell down | | C．broken down | D．ended up |
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| 小题3: | | A．ground | B．son | C．farmer | D．village |
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| 小题4: | | A．supply | B．help | C．teach | D．move |
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| 小题5: | | A．looking for | B．thanking for | | C．asking for | D．waiting for |
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| 小题6: | | A．club | B．group | C．army | D．government |
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| 小题8: | | A．pleasure | B．success | C．fortune | D．fun |
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| 小题10: | | A．only | B．next | C．same | D．first |
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| 小题11: | | A．provided | B．rose | C．ran | D．returned |
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| 小题12: | | A．watching | B．following | C．begging | D．crossing |
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| 小题13: | | A．ones | B．others | C．those | D．another |
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| 小题14: | | A．wiser | B．confident | C．quick | D．honest |
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| 小题15: | | A．use | B．dream | C．purpose | D．goal |
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| 小题16: | | A．usual | B．strange | C．real | D．simple |
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| 小题17: | | A．left | B．kept | C．surprised | D．cheated |
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| 小题18: | | A．point | B．luck | C．chance | D．way |
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| 小题19: | | A．always | B．never | C．often | D．seldom |
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| 小题20: | | A．use | B．change | C．accept | D．enjoy |
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