三、选词填空
请认真阅读下面的短文,从方框中选择合适的单词,并用其适当形式填空,其中有两个是多余的。
point, jump, surprise, smart, bring, learn
In a quiet place, an old turtle named Tiberius lived by a big river. He knew a lot and was much (1) than the others. One sunny day, some kids visited Tiberius. They wanted (2) something about life from him.
"Hello, kids," Tiberius said loudly. He (3) to the river and said, "Life is like this river. It is full of surprises."
Billy, one of the kids, asked, "What (4) ?"
Tiberius said, "Life is full of ups and downs. It (5) you problems sometimes, but the problems also make your trip fun. And you can never know where the river of life will bring you. Remember, the most important thing is not to reach the end but enjoy the trip itself. You can really learn a lot on the trip."
as, tell, think, he, tired, when
The kids (6) about Tiberius's words. A kid named Ivy asked, "What should we do if we get (7) ? The river is so strong."
Tiberius answered, "Ivy, that's (8) you need to care about yourself and others. There's enough room for everyone in the river of life, so it is not necessary to rush. And (9) long as you take care of each other, you can swim in any river."
The kids liked this lesson from Tiberius. He was really smart and they learnt a lot from (10) .

【解析】：
这是一道英语选词填空题，主要考查词汇在语境中的运用以及语法形式的正确性。需要先理解短文的大致意思，然后从给定的单词中选择合适的词，并用其适当形式填空。题目涉及形容词比较级、动词不定式、名词、动词时态、代词等语法点。
【答案】：
(1) smarter。根据than可知此处要用比较级，smart的比较级是smarter，表示“更聪明的”。
(2) to learn。want to do sth.是固定搭配，意为“想要做某事”，所以这里填to learn，表示“想要学习”。
(3) pointed。根据语境可知，此处表示“他指着河流说”，point to是“指向”的意思，且文章是一般过去时，所以用pointed。
(4) surprises。根据上文“Life is full of surprises.”可知这里问“什么惊喜”，surprise作“惊喜”讲时是可数名词，这里用复数形式surprises。
(5) brings。根据语境可知，此处表示“它有时会给你带来问题”，bring sb. sth.是“给某人带来某物”的意思，且文章是一般现在时，主语it是第三人称单数，所以用brings。
(6) thought。think about是“思考”的意思，文章是一般过去时，所以用think的过去式thought。
(7) tired。get tired是“变得疲倦”的意思，符合语境。
(8) when。根据语境可知，此处表示“那就是你需要关心自己和他人的时候”，when引导表语从句，在从句中作时间状语。
(9) as。as long as是固定短语，意为“只要”。
(10) him。from是介词，后接代词宾格形式，he的宾格是him，指代Tiberius。