A LESSON FROM A FROG TALE

A group of frogs were jumping through the woods when two of them fell into a deep hole. All of the other frogs  1  around the hole to see what could be done to help their   2  . When they saw how deep the hole was, the rest of the group   3  that it was hopeless and told the two frogs in the hole that they should prepare themselves for their fate（命运）, because they were as good as   4  .

Unwilling to accept this terrible fate, the two frogs began to jump with all of their   5  . Some of the frogs shouted into the hole that it was   6  , and that the two frogs wouldn’t be in that   7  if they has been more careful.

The other frogs continued  8  shouting that they two should save their   9 and give up, since they were already as good as dead. The two frogs  10  jumping as hard as they could, and after several hours of hopeless   11  they were quite tired.

Finally, one of the two frogs followed the calls of his fellows. Disheartened, he lay down at the   12  of the hole, and died as the others looked on in helpless sorrow. The other frog continued to jump with every bit of energy he had,  13  he was completely worn out.

His companions began a new shouting to him to accept his fate, stop the pain and   14  die. The frog jumped harder and harder and, wonder of wonders, finally jumped so   15  that he sprang from the hole.  16  , the other frogs celebrated his unbelievable freedom and then gathering around him asked, “Why did you continue jumping when we told you it was impossible?”  17  their lips, the astonished frog explained to them that he was deaf, and that when he saw their gestures and shouting, he thought they were   19  him on. What he had got as   19  inspired him to try harder and finally succeeded.

This simple story contains a powerful lesson. Your encouraging words can   20  someone up and help him or her make it through the day.

1．A．jumped                 B．hung                   C．rushed                D．gathered

2．A．relatives                B．companions         C．neighbors            D．families

2,4,6

3．A．agreed                  B．added                  C．quarreled            D．doubted

4．A．alive                     B．dead                    C．awake                 D．calm

5．A．mind                     B．skill                     C．strength              D．force

6．A．harmless               B．endless                C．careless               D．hopeless

7．A．action                   B．situation              C．direction              D．competition

8．A．sorrowfully           B．painfully              C．carefully              D．helpfully

9．A．time                      B．resource              C．energy                D．supply

10．A．stopped               B．continued            C．avoided               D．started

11．A．climb                  B．wait                    C．fight                   D．effort

12．A．top                     B．edge                    C．bottom                D．side

13．A．while                  B．however              C．therefore             D．although

14．A．just                     B．still                     C．yet                      D．even

15．A．great                   B．well                    C．far                      D．high

16．A．Pleased               B．Satisfied              C．Amazed               D．Amused

17．A．Looking              B．Reading               C．Seeing                 D．Checking

18．A．cheering              B．praising               C．persuading           D．supporting

19．A．treatment             B．entertainment       C．achievement        D．encouragement

20．A．hold  B．lift     C．bring D．build

One day Jack broke his mother’s mirror. When she saw the broken___1___ she cried. “Jack, you are too careless and because of that, father is going to punish you.”

“I’m too angry to ___2___ him a beating now,” said Jack’s father as he examined the broken mirror, “I’ll do it after supper.”

When supper was over, his father took ___3____ to the garden. “I’m going to ___4___ a branch that is just the right size,” he said. They looked everywhere but found___5___.

Then Jack had ___6___. “Father, I think your walking stick will be just _7____.”

“Yes, that’s a good idea. Now come along to my room and we’ll try it.”

Up in his room Jack’s father took ___8___ his coat. Jack was __9____. But to Jack’s great surprise, his father turned to his bed and hit it again and again with the walking stick. He hit it like this for a while and then stopped. “Well, I think that’s enough,” said his father. “You must be careful in future. You will be a good boy, won’t you?” Jack __10____ he would be and never forget it because it was such an unusual punishment.

1．A．glass                     B．cup                     C．bottle                  D．glasses

1,3,5

2．A．get                       B．have                    C．hit                      D．give

3．A．it                          B．him                     C．that                     D．them

4．A．buy                      B．make                   C．cut                     D．do

5．A．no one                  B．none                   C．a big one             D．a small one

6．A．a stick                  B．an idea                C．an act                 D．a mind

7．A．long                      B．short                   C．right                   D．thing

8．A．up                        B．away                   C．off                      D．with them

9．A．happy                   B．pleased                C．satisfied              D．worried

10．A．promised           B．allowed               C．was told            D．hoped