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A man found the cocoon (茧) of a moth (蛾). He took it home so that he could    1 the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small   2   appeared. He sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to   3 the body through that little hole. Soon it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had    4   as far as it could and it could go no further. It just seemed to be stuck. So the man, out of his kindness, decided to help the moth. He took a pair of scissors and cut off the  5___  bit of the cocoon. The   6 then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriven (无用的) wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and   7 to be able to support the    8   , which would get smaller in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life   9   around with a swollen body and shriven wings. It was   10 able to fly.
What the man in his kindness   11 was that the small cocoon and the  12__of the moth to get through the   13 opening was a way to push fluid (液体)   14 the body of moth   15   its wings so that it would be ready to fly   16 it got out of the cocoon. Freedom and    17 would come only after the struggle. By taking the struggle away, he also took away the moth’s health.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we were to   18   our lives without any difficulties, we would become disabled. We would not be as    19   as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance. Leave no room for   20    .

A．help B．protect C．watch D．see

A．opening B．line C．moth D．butterfly

A．push B．draw C．make D．force

A．got B．done C．tried D．struggled

A．covering B．remaining C．shell D．skin

A．moth B．butterfly C．cocoon D．worm

A．lessen B．widen C．expand D．shorten

A．standing B．flight C．themselves D．body

A．flying B．crawling C．walking D．lying

A．already B．certainly C．never D．seldom

A．shouldn’t do B．thought C．did D．didn’t understand

A．crawling B．struggle C．fight D．force

A．tiny B．beginning C．right D．above

A．in B．on C．by D．from

A．into B．to C．in D．onto

A．after B．once C．before D．until

A．courage B．hope C．flight D．survival

A．stand on B．get on C．go through D．live

A．great B．determined C．brave D．strong

A．regrets B．death C．failure D．wishes

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