Once upon a time, there was a circle. It lost a small section. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece.
As it was incomplete, it could only roll very slowly. It admired the flowers along the way. It chatted with worms(虫子). It enjoyed the sunshine.
It had met many different segments(小段), but none of them was suitable for it. So it left them by the side of the road and kept looking for the missing piece.
Then one day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly. It was so happy. Now it could be whole, with nothing missing. It incorporated(合并) the missing piece into itself and began to roll. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to notice flowers or talk to the worms.
When it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.
There is a wholeness about the person who has come to terms with his imperfection, who has been brave enough to let go of his unrealistic dreams and not feel like a failure for doing so. There is a wholeness about the man or woman who has learnt that he or she is strong enough to go through a sorrow(悲痛) and survive, he or she can lose someone and still feel like a complete person.
( ) 4. How was the circle at the very beginning?
A. It felt very happy.
B. It felt very lonely.
C. It was not complete.
D. It was round and smooth.
() 5. In which order did the following things take place?
a. The circle wanted to be whole.
b. The circle encountered many different segments.
c. The circle left its found piece by the side of the road.
d. The circle incorporated the missing piece into itself.
A. a-b-c-d
B. a-c-b-d
C. d-c-b-a
D. a-b-d-c
() 6. What can we learn from the passage?
A. One has to learn to be whole.
B. It's great to chat with the worm.
C. You have to learn to accept your limitations.
D. You need to experience more things to get better.
() 7. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Enjoy the sunshine
B. Find a piece of yourself
C. Become your whole self
D. Accept the incomplete self