There once was a little boy who often got angry for unknown reasons and ended up quarreling with his friends. His parents felt 36 but had no idea how to deal with the matter.
In order to help the son, his father gave him a bag of 37 and told him that every time he 38 his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the 39 .
At first the boy felt puzzled at his father's words, but he did as he was told. The first day the little boy had 40 thirty nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, 41 he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily 42 reduced. Three months later, the little boy discovered it was easier to 43 his temper than to hammer those nails into the fence. Finally the day came 44 the little boy did not lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the little boy now 45 one nail each day when he was 46 control his temper. The days passed and the little boy was 47 able to tell his father that all the nails were 48 .
The father took his little boy 49 the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the 50 in the fence. The fence will never be the 51 .When you say things in anger, they 52 a scar just like this one on the person to whom you lose your temper. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. 53 many times you say “I'm sorry”, the wound is still there. A mental wound is as bad as a 54 one. The hurt and pain caused by the 55 are deeper than those caused by the hand.
1.A. patient B. angry C. desperate D. worried
2.A. books B. tools C. nails D. suggestions
3.A. kept B. missed C. lost D. left
4.A. hammer B. shoes C. fence D. hands
5.A. discovered B. pulled C. pushed D. driven
6.A. as B. unless C. till D. although
7.A. hardly B. possibly C. terribly D. gradually
8.A. catch B. lose C. break D. hold
9.A. before B. when C. after D. until
10.A. pulled out B. pull out C. pulled over D. pull over
11.A. able to B. managed to C. succeeded to D. going to
12.A. eagerly B. fortunately C. hardly D. finally
13.A. lost B. returned C. gone D. spared
14.A. in B. of C. on D. by
15.A. nails B. cuts C. surface D. holes
16.A. one B. same C. best D. fence
17.A. run B. leave C. lead D. remain
18.A. No matter B. No doubt C. How D. However
19.A. serious B. violent C. terrible D. physical
20.A. knife B. nail C. tongue D. hammer
He feels it dangerous for a girl to be out late at night, so he won’t have his daughter _______ home late.
A. arrive B. arriving C. to arrive D. arrived
－What about reading English newspapers while learning English?
－Personally, __________. It helps a lot.
A. it’s up to you B. that depends
C. it’s hard to say D. it makes sense
When will the government ______ its position on equal pay for equal work for woman?
A. arrange B. attract C. clarify D. divide
Forty people got injured in a bus accident. Every ________ ambulance was rushed to the scene of the accident.
A. enjoyable B. suitable C. acceptable D. available
The teacher stressed again that the students should not _______ any important details while retelling the story.
A. break out B. bring out C. leave out D. put out
