题目内容：

A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”

Within a few seconds, Laiq     confidently, “Four!”

The confused teacher was expecting a(n)     correct answer, three. She was disappointed. “Maybe the child did not listen    .” she thought. She     , “Laiq, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”

Laiq had seen the     on his teacher’s face. He   again on his fingers. But within him he was also     the answer that would make the teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied, “Four.”

The disappointment stayed on the teacher’s face. Suddenly she     that Laiq like strawberries. She thought maybe he didn’t like apples and that was why he couldn’t answer the question. This time with an excitement in her     she asked, “If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?”

Seeing the teacher     , young Laiq calculate on his fingers again. There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her new     to succeed.     a hesitating smile young Laiq replied, “Three?”

The teacher now had a     smile. Her approach had succeeded. She wanted to   herself. But one last thing remained.    she asked him, “Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?”

Confidently Laiq answered, “Four!” The teacher was     . “How Laiq, How?” she demanded in a little annoyed voice.

In a voice that was     and hesitating young Laiq replied, “Because I already have one    in my bag.”

The story tells us:     someone gives you an answer that is     from what you expect, don’t think they are wrong. There shall be an angle that you may not have thought about yet.

1.A. replied B. added C. told  D. wrote

2.A. careless B. effortless C. worthless  D. selfless

3.A. Possibly B. actively C. strictly D. properly

4.A. repeated B. ordered C. whispered D. complained

5.A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. punishment D. determination

6.A. recognized B. discovered C. calculated D. insisted

7.A. searching for B. waiting for C. arguing about D. talking about

8.A. decided B. noticed C. expressed D. remembered

9.A. mouth B. hands C. eyes D. nose

10.A. sad B. happy C. pitiful D. lovely

11.A. invention B. system C. reform D. approach

12.A. On B. In C. With D. By

13.A. victorious B. precious C. lasting D. appealing

14.A. thank B. congratulate C. help D. enjoy

15.A. Above all B. In vain C. On purpose D. Once again

16.A. astonished B. concerned C. amused D. relaxed

17.A. high B. clear  C. easy D. low

18.A. strawberry B. apple C. coin D. box

19.A. Before B. After C. Until D. When

20.A. free B. absent  C. different D. safe