Black or White
When I was in elementary school，I got into an argument with a boy in my class．The teacher （31） to teach us a very important lesson．
She brought us up to the front of the（32） and placed him on one side of her desk and （33）_____on the other．In the middle of her desk was a large，round object．I could（34） see that it was black．She asked the boy what color the object was．"White，"he （35） ．
I couldn't （36） he said the object was white，when it was clearly black!Another （37） _____started between my classmate and me，this time about the （38） of the object．
The teacher told me to go （39） where the boy was standing （40） told him to come stand where I had been．We changed（41） ，and now she asked me what the color of the object was．I（42） answer，"White．"
It was an object with two （43） colored sides，and from his viewpoint（视角） it was white．Only from my （44） it was black．
I have never （45） the lesson I learned that day．Sometimes we need to look at the problem from the other person's viewpoint in order to truly understand his/her view．
31．A．decided |
B．remembered |
C．offered |
D．promised |
32．A．office |
B．playground |
C．library |
D．classroom |
33．A．her |
B．me |
C．him |
D．you |
34．A．clearly |
B．hardly |
C．closely |
D．carefully |
35．A．shouted |
B．guessed |
C．answered |
D．suggested |
36．A．choose |
B．believe |
C．notice |
D．hear |
37．A．argument |
B．match |
C．fight |
D．talk |
38．A．shape |
B．size |
C．color |
D．weight |
39．A．find |
B．lie |
C．sit |
D．stand |
40．A．so |
B．but |
C．or |
D．and |
41．A．places |
B．ideas |
C．objects |
D．seats |
42．A．was able to |
B．had to |
C．happened to |
D．used to |
43．A．brightly |
B．beautifully |
C．differently |
D．completely |
44．A．side |
B．lesson |
C．book |
D．experience |
45．A．finished |
B．taught |
C．prepared |
D．forgotten |
The Tiangong space station is the _________（骄傲）of all Chinese.
Asking questions is one of the _________（最容易的）ways to lead you to active learning.
His parents hope he can follow his heart when he _________（选择）his job.
Suzhou is very attractive with different kinds of ancient _________（桥）.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The willow branch (柳树枝) is a part of the willow tree. In ancient China, willow branches were often used as a parting gift between friends and family ____（1）____ (member). Even today, willow branches ____（2）____ (mention) in many cases as a symbol of saying goodbye. Do you know ____（3）____?
One reason is that willow trees are strong. They can live ____（4）____ (easy) in any place, wet or dry, north or south. Because of this, giving a willow branch to say goodbye to loved ones is a way to tell them you hope they will get used to ____（5）____ (they) new living environment.
For another reason, the pronunciation for the willow tree “liu (柳)” is similar ____（6）____ the character “liu (留)” in Chinese, which means inviting someone ____（7）____ (stay) —only the tones are different. So ____（8）____ (offer) a willow branch means asking the other party to live for a longer time, even though we know that they must leave.
It’s said that this custom became popular during the Han Dynasty. At that time, Baqiao, a bridge in Chang’an, today’s Xi’an, was ____（9）____ common place to say goodbye. People often ______（10）______ (stop) there and handed willow branches to people who were leaving.