Question

When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.

After the ants in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels. I was _ _ that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had _ own job.

On the fifth day a tragedy(悲劇)happened. I put face to close to the glass farm. When I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up _ their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother said that the ants were dying of _ . They simply couldn’t stand that their tunnels were gone, although much time has passed. I still _ _ that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about natural world, but it _ me much more.

Over the years, I came to realize the importance of _ . Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired（欽佩） for their hard work.

But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently. Adversity（逆境） is a natural part of life and must . Unlike the ants, we can’t give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone. We must build _ .

Giving up. I say it is not a good choice.

1.A. glass B. paper C. rubber D. plastic

2.A. happy B. angry C. sorry D. amazed

3.A. it B. its C. their D. theirs

4.A. build B. built C. building D. to build

5.A. cold B. earthquake C. illness D. sadness

6.A. have B. build C. miss D. remember

7.A. told B. taught C. said to D. spoke to

8.A. teamwork B. lives C. the farm D. the tunnels

9.A. accept B. accepted C. be accepted D. have accepted

10.A. one B. other C. the other D. another

Answer 1