五、完形填空。
In a town, there was a wise(有智慧的) man. He usually listened to people's problems and tried to give them
1. He didn't like it when people complained(抱怨) about the
2 things over and over again.
The wise man gave good advice to these people in order to
3 them to solve their problems. But they
4 really took his advice.
5, most people just enjoyed complaining. They didn't want to
6 the wise man.
The wise man thought of a good
7. Every time people came to him with their complaints, he would tell them a(n)
8 story. The first time they heard
9, they laughed.
10
they came back again with the old complaints, the wise man would tell them the same old story. It became less and less funny as time went by.
11 one man said, "Wise man, why do you always tell the same story over and over? It isn't funny at all."
The wise man
12, "If you can't laugh at the same story over and over, then
13 do you always complain about the same things over and over again?"
There is no point in worrying or complaining about something if you
14 or won't solve it.
15 that you are in charge of your life. The world is what you make it.
(
A
)1. A. advice B. time C. information D. love
(
B
)2. A. dangerous B. same C. exciting D. new
(
D
)3. A. follow B. advise C. need D. help
(
D
)4. A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. never
(
B
)5. A. First of all B. In fact C. From now on D. In the future
(
C
)6. A. look after B. point at C. listen to D. worry about
(
C
)7. A. fact B. conversation C. idea D. act
(
B
)8. A. true B. interesting C. famous D. relaxing
(
A
)9. A. it B. him C. her D. them
(
D
)10. A. Till B. Because C. Before D. When
(
A
)11. A. Finally B. Luckily C. Certainly D. Sadly
(
C
)12. A. thought B. suggested C. answered D. cried
(
B
)13. A. how B. why C. where D. what
(
A
)14. A. can't B. can C. shouldn't D. should
(
D
)15. A. Stand B. Hope C. Show D. Remember
