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An oak tree (橡树) grew by the river. It was such a big tree and so
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of how strong it was. “I am the biggest and strongest of all trees,” he would cry loudly. “No wind can move me!”
Quite close to the oak tree, by the river bank, grew a group of reeds (芦苇). These reeds were quiet and
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. They seldom spoke and when the wind blew, they would lower their heads and sway (摇摆) gently together.
One day a very strong wind blew
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the land. It made a loud and scary sound. It broke many branches off trees and made the roofs of some houses
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away.
The oak tree stood and
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the wind, challenging it to do its worst (进行最大破坏). It had always been stronger than any wind.
But that day the wind was stronger than the oak. It pulled the tree up by the roots and sent it
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to the ground. The fallen oak lay among the group of reeds. The reeds were
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swaying from side to side, but they did not seem moved by the wind.
“I don’t
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it,” cried the oak. “How can someone as weak and thin as a reed escape (避开) the anger of the wind, while a strong tree has been pulled up by the roots?”
“You were too stubborn (倔强),” said the reeds. “You stood and fought the wind,
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it was stronger than you were. We reeds knew that we were not as strong as the wind, so we bent (弯曲) before the wind and let it pass harmlessly over our heads. This is
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we are still here.”
(
B
) 1. A. tired B. proud C. afraid D. careful
(
A
) 2. A. shy B. tall C. angry D. low
(
B
) 3. A. upon B. across C. through D. onto
(
C
) 4. A. get B. put C. fly D. run
(
C
) 5. A. heard B. followed C. faced D. blew
(
D
) 6. A. climbing B. jumping C. walking D. falling
(
B
) 7. A. never B. still C. almost D. hardly
(
A
) 8. A. understand B. remember C. doubt D. mind
(
C
) 9. A. because B. if C. although D. so
(
D
)10. A. what B. where C. when D. why
