题目内容：

A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail (桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel (铲). In the  1  of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, he   2  a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy dug around the rock,  3  to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much   4 , he pushed the rock across the sandbox by   5  his hands. When the boy got the rock to the   6  of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and   7  the little wall.   8 , the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some   9 , the rock tipped (翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only   10  was to have the rock roll back.

Finally he  11  tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window   12  the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large   13  appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but   14 , he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”

Defeated, the boy   15  back, “I did! I did! I used all the strength that I had!”

“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father   16  down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.

Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be   17 ? Are you discovering that you don’t have   18  it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the  19  we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for   20  when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.

1.                A．method        B．step           C．practice  D．process

 

2.                A．created        B．set            C．discovered    D．brought

 

3.                A．trying          B．managing       C．deciding  D．competing

 

4.                A．thought        B．struggle         C．movement D．worry

 

5.                A．touching        B．shaking         C．using D．controlling

 

6.                A．bottom         B．center          C．edge D．front

 

7.                A．over           B．down          C．through  D．into

 

8.                A．Doubted        B．Surprised       C．Pleased   D．Determined

 

9.                A．attempt        B．progress        C．effort    D．decision

 

10.               A．hope          B．reward         C．point D．purpose

 

11.               A．made out       B．broke out       C．burst into  D．rushed into

 

12.               A．so             B．as             C．until  D．before

 

13.               A．rock           B．picture         C．figure D．shade

 

14.               A．surprisingly     B．doubtfully       C．kindly D．firmly

 

15.               A．shouted        B．smiled         C．called D．asked

 

16.               A．reached        B．looked         C．fell   D．put

 

17.               A．pushed         B．dropped        C．carried    D．removed

 

18.               A．who           B．what           C．which D．where

 

19.               A．minds          B．spirits          C．force D．strength

 

20.               A．help           B．tips            C．advice D．ideas