One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small ___16___in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make ___17___body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.

So the boy ___18___to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be ___19___. He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole ___20___. The butterfly came out of the cocoon, but it ___21___a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin ___22___. The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.

The boy acted with___23___but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of ___24___out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be ___25___to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.

___26___struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be ___27___ we could have been and we would never fly.

    In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even ___28___ growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid ___29___ or problems. So, next time you are ___30___ a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little–then fly!

1.A. hole      B. worm      C. tail        D. snake

2.A. it        B. it’s        C. itself       D. its

3.A. decided   B. asked      C. showed     D. ordered

4.A. afraid    B. interested   C. surprised    D. grateful

5.A. slimmer  B. bigger      C. shorter      D. smaller

6.A. touched   B. sounded    C. looked     D. smelt

7.A. wings    B. feet        C. eyes       D. head

8.A. success   B. excitement  C. kindness    D. humour

9.A. get      B. getting      C. to get      D. got

10.A. ready    B. quiet        C. glad       D. used

11.A. Somewhere  B. Something  C. Some time  D. Sometimes

12.A. as helpful as  B. as weak as  C. as strong as  D. as creative as

13.A. repeats    B. recommends   C. requires   D. represents

14.A. happiness  B. difficulties    C. pleasure   D. hope

15.A. served with  B. growing into  C. bringing in  D. faced with

－Dirty water shouldn’t be poured into rivers.

－_______. It will cause pollution.

A. Don’t say like this  B. Never mind   C. I agree with you   D. The same to you

－I’m new here. Could you please tell me _______?

－Sure. It’s over there behind that tower.

A. where the youth centre is       B. when the library opens

C. how far is the amusement park    D. how can I get to the underground station

－It’s not difficult for five workers to push the broken van away.

－Yes, _______.

A. When the cat’s away, the mice will play.

B. Every dog has its day.

C. Many hands make light work.

D. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

－I think winter is a beautiful season, _______ when it snows.

－Me, too.

A. specially   B. especially    C. probably     D. properly

－What shall we do now?

－_______it’s raining hard, let’s stay at home.

A. So        B. Since       C. Though      D. If

－Do you have Nokia E72 mobile?

－Sorry, they have been ________. You may come next week.

A. given out      B. looked out    C. sold out     D. come out

－How amazing the noodle is!

－Yes, it is ________, and breaks the Guinness World Record as the longest handmade noodle.

A. 1704-meter-long  B. 1704-meters-long  C. 1704 meter long  D. 1704 meters long

After the earthquake in Japan, we are trying to help the _______ people to rebuild their homes.

A. harmless   B. endless      C. useless        D. homeless

－How long do you think the terrible weather will _______?

－Why not listen to the weather report?

A. appear     B. last         C. change        D.discover