A young father was visiting an old man. They were standing in the old man's garden and 1 children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with 2 children?” The old man pointed to a line 3 a big, strong tree and a thin, 4 one. “Please untie(解开) the line,” he said. The young man untied it and the young tree bent(弯曲) over to 5 side.

　　“Now tie it again,” said the old man. “But first pull the line tight(紧) so that the young tree is 6 again.” The young man 7 this. Then the old man said, “It is the same with children. You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the line 8 how they are getting on(生长). If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the line tight 9 . But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the 10 away.”

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In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his  16   .His music was so great that many people put money into his   17   .The next day, the young artist came to the   18   place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put   19   on the ground. The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat  20   .Please come to get it soon.”   21   about half an hour, a(an)   22   man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you. You did come here.” The young violinist asked   23   , “Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.

The violinist   24   a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist   25   it to him. Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you   26   play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “   27    I don’t have much money, I live happily; But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so   28   . But being   29   should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may   30    in a short period(短期). However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

In New York，on a Friday night，a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station．He was playing his ___1___．His music was so great that many people put money into his ___2___．

The next day，the young artist came to the __3___ place，and played the violin as usual．Different from the day before，he took out a piece of paper and put __4___ on the ground．The paper read，“Last night，a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat __5___．Please come to get it soon．”

___6___ about half an hour，a（an）__7___ man ran there in a hurry，“Oh，it’s you．You did come here．” The young violinist asked __8___，“Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked，“Did you lose something?” “Lottery（彩票）．It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life，” said the man．

The violinist ___9___ a lottery ticket．George Sang's name was on it．so the violinist ___10___ it to him．

Later someone asked the violinist，“Since you ___11__ play the violin every day to make your tuition fee（学费）in the university，why didn't you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”

The violinist said，“___12___ I don't have much money，I live happily；but if I lose honesty，I won't be happy forever．”

Through our lives．we can get a lot and lose so ___13___．But being ___14___ should always be with us．If we act in a dishonest way，we may __15___ in a short period．However，from the long-term view，we will be a loser．

1．A．piano                     B．guitar                   C．violin                     D．sax（萨克斯）

2．A．bowl                     B．hat                      C．pocket                   D．hands

3．A．similar              B．different           C．strange            D．same

4．A．it                   B．its                 C．they              D．them

5．A．by then             B．by mistake          C．by the way       D．by hand

6．A．After                B．Before             C．From               D．When

7．A．young               B．old                C．small            D．tall

8．A．coldly              B．angrily             C．calmly             D．sadly

9．A．took out             B．took off           C．took back        D．took away

10．A．sold               B．bought            C．gave                 D．lent

11．A．could              B．had to             C．should              D．must

12．A．Although           B．Once              C．If               D．Unless

13．A．many            B．much             C．little               D．few

14．A．kind              B．rich               C．honest             D．poor

15．A．fail               B．relax               C．suffer             D．succeed