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Fiona complained to her father about how hard she thought life was. She didn't know how to make it better and wanted to give up. Fiona's father took her to the 1. He filled three pots with water and put each on a big fire. Soon the water started to boil. In the first pot he put a carrot, in the 2 pot he put an egg, and in the last pot he put coffee powder. He watched them, without 3 a word.
Fiona waited, wondering what he was doing. After about 20 minutes he 4 the fires. He took the carrot and the egg out and put them on different plates.
Then he poured the coffee into a cup. He asked, “Fiona, what do you see?” “A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee,” she 5.
He asked Fiona to touch the carrot. She found that it was soft and 6. He then asked her to take the egg and break it. She found its inside hard after taking off the shell. Finally, he asked her to 7 the coffee. Its rich smell brought a smile to her face.
Each of them had the same trouble, but each reacted 8. The carrot was strong and hard at first, but it became soft and weak. The egg was weak at first. But after going through the boiling water, its inside became 9. The coffee powder changed the water and created something new. “What about you?” he asked Fiona. “When 10 comes to you, are you a carrot, an egg, or a cup of coffee?”
()1. A. bedroom B. kitchen C. study D. living room
()2. A. second B. third C. fourth D. last
()3. A. writing B. spelling C. saying D. having
()4. A. turned on B. turned off C. turned up D. turned down
()5. A. spoke B. answered C. told D. explained
()6. A. strong B. hard C. weak D. rich
()7. A. taste B. look C. feel D. turn
()8. A. suddenly B. differently C. quickly D. slowly
()9. A. hard B. soft C. broken D. wild
()10. A. trouble B. luck C. happiness D. chance

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.A
每个人在生活中都会遇到挫折和烦恼,但我们要用正确的态度面对。Fiona 的父亲通过煮胡萝卜、鸡蛋和咖啡的方法告诉她这个道理。
1. B 由下文中的“He filled three pots with water and put each on a big fire.”可知,他们进了厨房。
2. A 由上文中的“He filled three pots with water ...”及“In the first pot he put a carrot ...”可判断,这里指第二个锅。
3. C Fiona 的爸爸没说话。
4. B 由下文中的“He took the carrot and the egg out ...”可推断,爸爸应是把火关上。turn off 意为“关上”。
5. B 由上文中的 He asked 可判断,这里是对上文问题的回答,故选 answered。
6. C 由下文中的 but it became soft and weak 及语境可判断,这里选 weak。
7. A 由下文中的“Its rich smell brought a smile ...”可知,Fiona 品尝了咖啡。taste 意为“品尝”。
8. B 由上文中的 the same trouble 及连词 but 可推断,它们中的每一个都遇到了相同的困难,但每一个的反应不同。
9. A 由上文及常识可知,当鸡蛋在开水中煮过后,它的内里会变得坚硬。
10. A 由上文可知,此处指当困难来临时。