Ⅰ. 完形填空。
A young man saw a gold coin shining in the water when he walked by the lake. It 1 him and he jumped into the water to look for it, but he couldn't reach it no matter how hard he tried. Being wet and tired, he had to have a 2 . After the water became calm, the gold coin 3 again.
He jumped into the water again, 4 he still got nothing. Then he did it again and again. However, he couldn't get the object in the 5 .
His father came to look for him. Seeing his son's action, he 6 . "What made your body wet?" The young man answered, "I'm sorry, Dad. I found a gold coin in the water just now, but I can't get 7 anyway.
The father watched the tree near the lake and 8 his son, "Look! It's not a gold coin, but the reflection(倒影) of a piece of metal 9 the tree."
In our life, we shouldn't make such a(n) 10 mistake like this. We should have a clear mind and be thankful for what we have and work hard to look for the real "coin".
1. A. worried B. relaxed C. excited
2. A. rest B. look C. coin
3. A. dropped B. shone C. changed
4. A. but B. so C. or
5. A. boat B. water C. sand
6. A. spoke B. told C. asked
7. A. one B. this C. it
8. A. reminded B. understood C. beat
9. A. on B. for C. in
10. A. perfect B. silly C. smart
Ⅱ. 阅读理解。
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