carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.

The daughter sucked her teeth and waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he spooned the coffee out and placed it in another. Turning to her he asked, ―Darling, what do you see?‖

―Carrots, eggs, and coffee,‖ she replied.

He brought her closer and asked her to the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the coffee. She smiled she tasted its rich flavor. She humbly asked, ―What does it mean, Father?‖

He explained that each of them had faced the same each differently. The carrot went in and hard. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it and became weak. The egg had been the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, the water.

―Which are you?‖ he asked his daughter. ―When adversity knocks on your door, do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?‖

21. A. make out B. make it C. make up D. make through

22. A. typical B. conscious C. tired D. warned

23. A. raised B. arose C. disappeared D. faded

24. A. room B. market C. kitchen D. grocery

25. A. shelf B. temperature C. fire D. table

26. A. boil B. cool C. hot D. smoke

27. A. happily B. calmly C. casually D. impatiently

28. A. lights B. burners C. tap D. water

29. A. see B. carry C. feel D. fetch

30. A. shell B. pack C. bag D. cover

31. A. since B. as C. before D. if

32. A. occasion B. point C. variety D. adversity

33. A. reflected B. answered C. abandoned D. reacted

34. A. stable B. weak C. strong D. sensitive

35. A. softened B. widened C. shortened D. sharpened

36. A. half-done B. easily-broken C. easily-got D. hard-boiled

37. A. over B. for C. through D. on

38. A. however B. otherwise C. besides D. moreover

39. A. melted B. absorbed C. polluted D. changed

40. A. what B. how C. when D. why

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，共50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该选项标号涂黑。