There was once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he _36__ to become the master of the whole world. So he raised a great _37__ and made war on other countries. He conquered(征服，打败） many kings and __38__ many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of __39__ .
For a long time he wandered in __40__ from place to place. His enemies were __41__ him. He was about to lose all hope.
One day he was __42__ under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a wanderer for twenty days. He couldn’t __43___ any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of the tree. He looked more __44__ and saw it was an ant, __45__ a grain of wheat（麦粒）as large as itself.
There was a __46__ in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant.
“You are __47__, Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he __48__, the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it __49__ held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane _50__ the little insect. It tried the second time, the third time ... the twentieth time — but always with the same __51__. Then it tried the twenty-first time. __52__, one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place where it had __53__ so often. The next minute it climbed __54__ into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “you’ve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again, __55__ I succeed.”
And this he did.
| 小题1: | | A．failed | B．learned | C．chose | D．wished |
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| 小题2: | | A．party | B．family | C．army | D．group |
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| 小题3: | | A．burned | B．defended | C．rebuilt | D．developed |
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| 小题4: | | A．business | B．battle | C．sports | D．wheat |
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| 小题5: | | A．peace | B．relief | C．puzzlement | D．fear |
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| 小题6: | | A．fighting against | B．looking for | C．caring about | D．calling on |
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| 小题7: | | A．lying | B．singing | C．sleeping | D．practicing |
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| 小题8: | | A．grow up | B．get around | C．carry on | D．stay up |
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| 小题9: | | A．quickly | B．excitedly | C．seriously | D．closely |
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| 小题10: | | A．eating | B．carrying | C．discovering | D．picking |
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| 小题11: | | A．hole | B．cave | C．leaf | D．flower |
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| 小题12: | | A．hungry | B．small | C．brave | D．smart |
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| 小题13: | | A．discussed | B．explained | C．complained | D．spoke |
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| 小题14: | | A．only | B．still | C．also | D．even |
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| 小题15: | | A．watched | B．touched | C．helped | D．guided |
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| 小题16: | | A．goal | B．method | C．result | D．reason |
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| 小题17: | | A．Hurriedly | B．Gently | C．Slowly | D．Sadly |
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| 小题18: | | A．stopped | B．appeared | C．prepared | D．fallen |
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| 小题19: | | A．worriedly | B．safely | C．freely | D．calmly |
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| 小题20: | | A．till | B．after | C．if | D．because |
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