“Ding... ding...,” the bell rang. The English teacher came into the classroom with test papers in his hand. All the students shouted. The teacher _______ with a smile on his face, “I know there are too many tests for you these days, but the test today is very _______ .” After hearing the teacher’s words, all the students sat up straight and _______ for the test to begin. The teacher started to _______ the test papers to each student. _______ he finished handing out the test papers, he asked them to begin.
There was not a question but only a small black “X” in the middle of the paper. The students were very_________to see that. The teacher _______ the students’ surprise. Then he said, “I would like you to _______ about what you see there. You must finish it all by _______ .”
All the students thought about it hard and then wrote down their answers quietly. At the end of the class, the teacher collected their papers and read the answers. ________ of them described the black “X”. The next day, the teacher said, “Everybody only paid attention to the black ‘X’, but ________ wrote about the white paper.” The whole class listened ________ , because they worried that they might fail the exam.
Then the teacher said, “Don’t worry about the ________ of this test. I just want you to think about your life.” Everyone smiles. The teacher added, “The white paper is like our whole life and the black ‘X’ in the middle of the paper is just ________ problems in our daily life. Do you have some more thoughts?”
Then the students discussed and expressed ________ opinions actively. Finally they understood the teacher and this special test.
Our life is a ________ given to us by God, with love and care. ________ , we just care about the problems like illness and hunger, and never see that these problems are much ________ than everything else we have in our life.
We should try to take our eye off problems and ________ each moment life gives us. Only then can we start a nice ________ and find true happiness in our lives.
【1】A.asked B.complained C.explained D.guessed
【2】A.difficult B.hard C.easy D.special
【3】A.waited B.looked C.searched D.cared
【4】A.sell out B.bring out C.give out D.put out
【5】A.Before B.After C.While D.Until
【6】A.happy B.sad C.surprised D.relaxed
【7】A.hated B.forgot C.remembered D.noticed
【8】A.hear B.worry C.write D.learn
【9】A.yourselves B.ourselves C.myself D.themselves
【10】A.None B.All C.Neither D.Both
【11】A.somebody B.nobody C.everybody D.anybody
【12】A.quickly B.hardly C.angrily D.carefully
【13】A.results B.suggestions C.presents D.jobs
【14】A.like B.in C.at D.with
【15】A.her B.his C.their D.your
【16】A.problem B.challenge C.gift D.window
【17】A.Except B.However C.Also D.Besides
【18】A.more important B.bigger C.smaller D.more serious
【19】A.enjoy B.waste C.invite D.throw
【20】A.door B.spirit C.skill D.journey