One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (31) he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”
The young man (32), looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.” “Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”
“The sun is up and the (33) is going away. And if I don’t throw them in they’ll (34).”
“But, young man, don’t you (35) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t (36) make a difference!”
The young man (37) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that (38).”
There is something very (39) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (40) will be better.
| 小题1: | | A．better | B．farther | C．closer | D．faster |
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| 小题2: | | A．continued | B．stopped | C．watched | D．answered |
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| 小题3: | | A．water | B．wind | C．boat | D．fish |
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| 小题5: | | A．believe | B．realize | C．expect | D．guess |
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| 小题6: | | A．possibly | B．hardly | C．especially | D．fortunately |
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| 小题7: | | A．replied | B．argued | C．spoke | D．listened |
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| 小题8: | | A．day | B．time | C．place | D．one |
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| 小题9: | | A．special | B．brave | C．strange | D．lucky |
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| 小题10: | | A．family | B．village | C．country | D．world |
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