完形填空

　　One day, a ragged(衣衫褴褛的)man with an old wallet in his hand was asking at every door along the street for a few cents to buy something to eat．As he was complaining about his bad fortune, he kept 　　1　　 why those folks who had so much money were never 　　2　　 and were always wanting more．

　　“As for me, if I had only enough to 　　3　　 and to wear, I wouldn’t want anything more, ”said the beggar．

　　Just at that moment Fortune(命运女神)came down the 　　4　　．She saw the beggar and said to him, “Listen！I’ve long wished to 　　5　　 you．Now, hold your 　　6　　 and I’ll pour this gold into it．But I’ll pour only on this 　　7　　：All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold；but every piece falling upon the 　　8　　 shall become dust．Do you understand?”

　　“Yes, I understand, ”said the beggar．“Then have a 　　10　　．Your wallet is 　　10　　, so don’t load it too heavily．”said Fortune．The beggar was so glad that he could hardly 　　11　　．He quickly opened his wallet, and a 　　12　　 of yellow coins was poured into it．The wallet soon began to grow heavy．

　　“Is that enough?” asked Fortune．“Not yet．”“Isn’t it cracking？”“Never 　　13　　．”The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to 　　14　　．“Ah, if only the golden stream would 　　15　　 forever！I’m the richest man in the world now！Just a little more．”said the beggar．“　　16　　 just a handful or two．”“There！It’s full．The wallet will 　　17　　．”“But it will 　　18　　 a little more, just a little more！”

　　Another piece was added and the wallet split(裂开)．The 　　19　　 fell upon the ground and was turned to dust．The beggar had now 　　20　　 but his broken wallet．

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完形填空

In a class I teach adults．I gave the task to “Go to someone you love, and tell them that you love them．”At the beginning of the next 　　1　　, one of the students began by saying, “I was 　　2　　 with you last week when you gave us this 　　3　　．But as I began driving home my conscience(良心)started talking．Then I knew 　　4　　 who I needed to say ‘I love you’to．Five years ago, my father and I had a 　　5　　 and never really resolved it．We 　　6　　 seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at family gatherings．We hardly 　　7　　 to each other．So by the time I got home, I had 　　8　　 myself I was going to tell my father I loved him．Just 　　9　　 that decision seemed to lift a heavy load off my chest．At 5∶30, I was at my parents’house ringing the doorbell, praying that Dad would 　　10　　 the door．　　11　　 luck would have it, Dad did answer the door．I didn’t 　　12　　 any time－I took one step in the door and said, ‘Dad, I just 　　13　　 over to tell you that I love you．’It was as if a change came over my dad．Before my 　　14　　 his face softened, the wrinkles(皱纹)seemed to 　　15　　 and he began to cry．He 　　16　　 out and hugged me and said, ‘I love you too, son, but I’ve never been able to say it．’But that’s not 　　17　　 my point．Two days after that visit, my dad had a heart attack and is in the hospital．I don’t even know if he’ll 　　18　　 it．So my 　　19　　 to all of you is this：Don’t wait to do the things you know need to be done．What if I had waited to tell my dad？Take the 　　20　　 to do what you need to and do it now！”

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　　Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm．But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more 　　1　　 to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river．Excitedly, the boys 　　2　　 with their tent and food．

　　Carying their heavy 　　3　　, the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down．．They were eager to reach their 　　4　　 before lunchtime．As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot．Peter wanted to 　　5　　 close to the river at the edge of the woods, 　　6　　 Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away．　　7　　 Peter followed his brother deeper into the 　　8　　．“This really is a wonderful setting!”said Paul in excitement．They 　　9　　 thei tent, and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 　　10　　 to the river to catch some fish．

　　“Are you sure that this is the right 　　11　　?”whisperde Peter shakily．“I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago．”Paul walked 　　12　　 silently．“Look, there it is again．We’re lost, aren’t we?”complained Peter．Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were．　　13　　, they were a long distantce from where they were 　　14　　 to be．They were not even 　　15　　 of where they had set up their camp．They set in 　　16　　 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea．“Why don’t we look for clues(线索)the way trackers 　　17　　 in the movies?We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left 　　18　　 some broken tree branches and leaves．”

　　Carefully, the boys 　　19　　 the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite．Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off 　　20　　 the direction of the river．

　　What would their parents think of their adventure?

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完型填空

　　A water bearer(搬运工)had two large pots．One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was 　　1　　．It always 　　2　　 a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the master’s house, but the cracked pot was only half full．For two years, this went on daily with the bearer delivering only 　　3　　 pots of water to his master’s house．

　　Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its work．But the 　　4　　 cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and felt miserable that it was able to finish only half of 　　5　　．It spoke to the water bearer one day by 　　6　　,“I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you．”

　　“Why?”asked the bearer．“What are you ashamed of?”

　　“I have been able to deliver only half of what it had been made to do because of this crack in 　　7　　．Because of my flaw, you have to do all of this work, but you don’t get full use from your 　　8　　,”the pot said．

　　The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot and said,“As we return to the master’s house, I want you to 　　9　　 the beautiful flowers along the path．”

　　As they went up the hill, the old cracked pot saw the sun 　　10　　 the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this 　　11　　 it a bit．But at the end, it still felt bad because it had leaked half its load, and 　　12　　, the pot apologized to the bearer for its failure．

　　The bearer said to the pot,“Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on 　　13　　 side?That’s because I have always known about your crack, and I 　　14　　 it．I planted flower seeds and I’d like them to 　　15　　 on your side of the path, and every day 　　16　　 we walk back from the stream, you’ve 　　17　　 them．For two years, I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master’s tables．　　18　　 your being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty in his house．”

　　Each of us has our own unique flaws．We are all cracked pots．But if we allow it, the Lord will use our flaws to grace his house．In God’s great 　　19　　, nothing goes to waste．Don’t be afraid of your flaws．Know them, and you can be the 　　20　　of beauty, too．Always remember that in our weakness, we can find our strength．

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