Today，the（46）（popular）ofbasket-优题课

When I was a child， my mom liked to make food for dinner every now and then． One night she made（1）d　　 after a long， hard work．

That evening， my mom placed a plate of eggs， sausages and burned（烤焦的）（2）c　　 front of my dad． I was waiting to（3）s　　 if anyone would say anything． Yet my dad just reached for his cookies， smiled（4）a　　 my mom and asked me how my day was at school． I didn't remember what I told him that night，（5）b　　 I clearly remembered watching him eat every bite of the cookies!

When I got up from the table that evening， I heard my mom apologize（道歡）to my dad for（6）b　　 the cookies． And I will never forget what he（7）s　　： "Dear， I love the burned cookies．"

Later that night， I went to kiss Dad goodnight and I（8）a　　him if he really liked his burned cookies． He hugged me and said： "Your mom had a（9）h　　work today， and she's very tired． Besides， a little burned cookie never hurts（10）a　　!"

Life is（11）f　　of imperfect（不完美的）things and imperfect people． We（12）n　　 to learn to accept each other's faults（过失）and enjoy each other's differences． Try to understand it and change our mind．

Piao Wenyao（朴文圭）fell in love with the game of go（围棋）when he started to play it at the age of 5．（1）　　that time， he knew he would be a go player for life． He kept practicing hard for many years．

On February 23，2011， Piao（2）　　the 15th LG World Cup final（决赛）．He became the（3）　　go world champion（冠军）．It is Piao's（4）　　international title． He was then only 22 years old．

When Piao was about 10 years old， he came to Beijing with his parents to learn go． Several months later， an accident happened and his father lost his life in an underpass（地下通道）． It was a big blow（打击）to his（5）　　． Piao's mother had to work harder to （6）　　 her son in his education．

Piao began to shine in 2005， but（7）　　got a championship． As younger players attracted the world's attention， Piao kept（8）　　 cool．

In 2008， Piao entered the final of an important international match． He started off strong， but his rival（对手）later caught up to him and Piao lost the match． This loss was a （9）　　and disappointing failure for Piao．

But even during these dark times Piao didn't （10）　　giving up． What gives him such strong determination（决心）？

"The game of go has a special attraction（11）　　makes me give my whole heart． Try our best and （12）　　get the victory﹣it is the best thing in the world，" he said．

（1）A． In	B． At	C． On	D． For
（2）A． won	B． beat	C． got	D． defeated
（3）A． best	B． tallest	C． youngest	D． oldest
（4）A． first	B． second	C． third	D． last
（5）A． class	B． grade	C． family	D． school
（6）A． give	B． invite	C． take	D． support
（7）A． once	B． never	C． seldom	D． sometimes
（8）A． her	B． his	C． your	D． their
（9）A． lucky	B． easy	C． nice	D． terrible
（10）A． hear of	B． dream of	C． think of	D． take care of
（11）A． it	B． who	C． what	D． that
（12）A． finally	B． loudly	C． silently	D． carelessly

I failed a test． I felt terrible． It hurt me both inside and out． I was embarrassed． Just think about it．（1）　　 !

I cried． I could not sleep． "I was supposed to be at the top! How will I face my friends at school？ I thought． I would never be happy again． Never!

（2）　　．She said， "So， you failed a test． But do you know about another test that is even more important？"

"What is it？" I looked at my mother， puzzled．

"It is whether or not you can learn from your mistake，" my mom continued． "（3）　　．To me， that is more important than what you scored on a test．"

（4）　　．

After a few days of struggling，I finally understood what my mom had said．She was right．（5）　　 I will walk away from this a better person．

A． What my mom said really made me think

B． My mom found out about my problem

C． I should not pity myself because of this one bad test

D． Learning from your mistakes will make you strong

E． A smart girl did not pass the test

A long time ago， a father was old and sick． He did not have much time to live， and he wanted（1）　　（give） his sons a good lesson before he died．

Recently， he noticed that his sons（2）　　（fight） among themselves and seemed unable to agree on anything． The old man feared what would happen after his（3）　　（die）． He was afraid that his sons would begin to argue．"They will disagree about everything，" He thought．"Soon they （4）　　（be） enemies， each going his own direction．"

He called his sons together in his room．"Bring（5）　　（I） a bundle （束） of stick，" he asked his servant （仆人），Soon enough， a thick bundle of sticks arrived， tied （6）　　（close） together．

One by one， he gave the bundle to each son， and asked him to break the bundle． One son after another pulled and twisted （拧） with all of his strength （力量），（7）　　the sticks would not break．

The old man smiled and ordered his servant to untie the bundle of sticks． He handed one stick to each son and said，"Now break the stick．"

Of course， the single stick（8）　　（break） in two easily． The old father looked at his sons．"Do you understand this lesson？" he asked．

Each son， being inteligent，（9）　　（understand） the meaning at once．Alone，it is easy for one of them to be harmed．But together， they are strong and can't be harmed even（10）　　 great torces（势力）．

That's the meaning of the sticking together． In unity， there is great strength．

Long ago， when the world was young， a spider was given a pot （罐子） containing all the wisdom （智慧） of the world． Each day， he reached into the pot and learned（1）　　new．

But Spider would not（2）　　． He wanted to keep all the wisdom to（3）　　．

Spider made a plan．He began to climb a tall tree．"I will hide the wisdom pot way up high，"he said．"I will be the（4）　　 one in the world．"

As he climbed， he had a lot of trouble． The pot kept（5）　　 stuck in the branches （树枝）．

From（6）　　，Spider's son watched． He called out，"（7）　　 the pot to your back，Father． That way， it will be easier to climb．"

Spider got mad．He thought，"My young son is wiser than I．I have the wisdom pot，yet he is wiser．"Spider got very mad and threw the pot to the ground，breaking it（8）　　many pieces．Everyone（9）

　　 a piece of wisdom．

And that is（10）　　many people know different things． But no one has all the wisdom in the world．

（1）A． nothing	B． anything	C． something	D． everything
（2）A． share	B． shout	C． show	D． shut
（3）A． myself	B． yourself	C． himself	D． herself
（4）A． kindest	B． wisest	C． luckiest	D． richest
（5）A． getting	B． giving	C． putting	D． playing
（6）A． outside	B． above	C． behind	D． below
（7）A． Tie	B． Lead	C． Turn	D． Connect
（8）A． off	B． into	C． for	D． onto
（9）A． set up	B． cut up	C． took up	D． picked up
（10）A． what	B． where	C． when	D． why