任务一　完形填空
　　David always complained to his mother. He thought life was too hard. He didn't know how to make it and wanted to 1________ up.
　　David's mother took him to the 2________. She filled three pots with water and put each on a big fire. Soon the pots started to 3________. In one she put carrots, in the second she put eggs, and in the last she put coffee powder. She watched them boil(煮沸) 4________ saying a word.
　　David waited, 5________ what she was doing. In about 20 minutes, she 6________ the fire. She took the carrots and eggs out and put them on different plates. Then she 7________ the coffee into a cup. She asked, “David, what do you see?"
　　“Carrots, eggs and coffee," he answered.
　　She asked David to 8________ the carrots. He found that they were 9________. She then asked him to take an egg and 10________ it. He saw a hard - boiled egg after taking off the shell. Finally, she asked him to taste the coffee. Its rich and nice smell brought a 11________ to his face.
Each of them went through the boiling water, 12________ each reacted(反应)
differently. The carrots were strong and hard at first, but they became soft and weak. The eggs were 13________. But after going through the boiling water, their inside became hard. The coffee powder changed the water and created(创造) 14________ new.
　　“What are you?" she asked David. “When 15________ comes to you, are you a carrot, an egg or the coffee powder?"
(　　　)1. A. take B. give C. put D. wake
(　　　)2. A. garden B. bedroom C. bathroom D. kitchen
(　　　)3. A. change B. boil C. work D. jump
(　　　)4. A. before B. about C. without D. for
(　　　)5. A. teaching B. searching C. answering D. wondering
(　　　)6. A. turned off B. looked after C. prepared for D. picked up
(　　　)7. A. moved B. shared C. poured D. threw
(　　　)8. A. touch B. smell C. eat D. weigh
(　　　)9. A. soft B. strong C. cold D. sharp
(　　　)10. A. check B. break C. burn D. watch
(　　　)11. A. message B. whisper C. smile D. life
(　　　)12. A. but B. if C. or D. so
(　　　)13. A. fool B. poor C. weak D. fresh
(　　　)14. A. anything B. something C. anybody D. somebody
(　　　)15. A. luck B. noise C. health D. trouble