Question

A young boy were walking with his father along a country road. When they came ____ a large tree branch(樹(shù)枝) on the ground in front of them, the boy asked his father,“Do you think I could __it?”

His father replied, “If you use all your strength, I am sure you can.”

The boy tried his best to lift, pull and push the branch, but it wouldn’t move. ___, he said, “Dad, you were wrong. I can’t do it.”

“Try again,” his father said.

Again, the boy tried hard to push the branch.

He did his best but it stood___. “Dad, I can’t do it. ” said the boy.

“Try again. You can’t __ you use all your strength.” his father said.

This time, as the boy struggled, his father __ him. Together they pushed the branch aside.

“Son, I advised you to use all your strength. You didn’t –You didn’t ask for my help.”

This is a valuable __. There are many things we can’t do alone, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get __ done. We are not alone. Around us there are family and friends.

We haven’t used all our strength until we’ve realized the strength and support from the outside. Our real strength includes inner resources such as faith, courage, and even love. It also includes outer resources such as support, help and encouragement. Just as we should be willing to help others, we should be willing to ask others for help.

To ask for support when we need is not a sign of__, it is a sign of wisdom. When we ask for help and we are __, it just means we have to ask another time, another way, another person.

1.A.across B.through C.down D.along

2.A.carry B.lift C.move D.throw

3.A.Excited B.Surprised C.Expected D.Disappointed

4.A.still B.straight C.alone D.close

5.A.if B.although C.unless D.because

6.A.taught B.encouraged C.praised D.joined

7.A.story B.love C.lesson D.experience

8.A.it B.them C.us D.ourselves

9.A.weakness B.success C.strength D.knowledge

10.A.stopped B.refused C.helped D.understood

Answer 1