A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的) apple on one of the branches
of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn't much of a fruit-eater, 1 a bar of chocolate if
given the choice, 2 , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The
more he looked at it, the 3 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
4 as high as he could, but even as his tallest 5 he was unable to touch It. He began to 6 up and down,
as high as he could, at the 7 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of 8 .
Not giving up, he though, if only he had something to 9 on. His school bag wouldn't give enough height
and he didn't want to 10 the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking 11 , he hoped
he might find an old box, a rock, or, 12 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was
nothing he could use.
He had tired everything he could think to do. 13 seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk
14 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 15 , and how
he really wanted that apple. The more he 16 like this, the more unhappy he became.
17 , the boy of our story was a preetty smart guy,even if he cloudn't always get what get he wanted. He
started to say to himself. This isn't 18 , I don't have the apple and I'm feeling miserable as well. There's 19
more Ican do to get the apple-that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to 20 our feelings. If that's
the case, what can I do to feel better? |
