Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．
There once was a happy monkey in the jungle. He was wandering all days, eating delicious fruit when hungry and
36 when tired. One day he came upon a house, where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful
37 . He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest.
The monkey tried to eat them, but hurt his teeth. The apples were made of wood, but they were beautiful, and when the other monkeys said that they
38 them, he held onto them even tighter.
The monkey admired his new possessions proudly as he wandered the jungle. The two apples glistened (闪亮) red in the
39 , and seemed perfect to him. He became so attached to them that he didn’t even notice his
40 at first.
A fruit tree reminded him, but he felt the apples in his hands. He couldn’t bear to set them down to reach for the fruit. In fact, he couldn’t
41 , either, if he was to defend his apples. This proud, but less happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails (小路).
The apples became
42 , and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind. He was tired and hungry; he couldn’t climb trees or collect fruit with his hands
43 . What if he just let go (释放)?
Letting go of such
44 things seemed crazy, but what else could he do? He was so tired. Seeing the next fruit tree and smelling its fruit, the monkey stopped. He
45 the wooden apples and reached up for his meal. He was happy again.
Like that little monkey, we
46 carry things that seem too valuable. Letting go of them seems crazy. But
47 : only with open hands can we receive something else.
| 小题1: | | A．walking | B．shouting | C．resting | D．crying |
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| 小题2: | | A．bananas | B．pears | C．stones | D．apples |
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| 小题3: | | A．picked | B．carried | C．saw | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题5: | | A．appearance | B．hunger | | C．danger | D．home |
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| 小题6: | | A．stop | B．look | C．relax | D．breathe |
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| 小题7: | | A．heavier | B．larger | C．taller | D．cheaper |
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| 小题9: | | A．inexpensive | B．delicious | | C．strange | D．valuable |
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| 小题10: | | A．finished | B．dropped | C．sold | D．passed |
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| 小题11: | | A．always | B．seldom | C．never | D．sometimes |
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| 小题12: | | A．copy | B．write | C．remember | D．Hope |
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