Once upon a time a king had a close friend. The friend had a habit of saying “That is good!” whether the 16 he faced was positive or negative.
One day, the king and his friend left for a hunt. The friend 17 the shotgun (猎枪) for the king. Apparently, he had made a(n) 18 in the preparation of the shotgun. The king 19 and it took his thumb away. When 20 the situation, the friend said 21 , “That is good!” The king answered, “No, this is not good.” He put his friend in 22 .
One year later, the king was 23 in a forest, where cannibals (食人族) 24 him. They tied his hands, and piled up the 25 . When they came closer to the fire they noticed the king didn’t have the 26 . As they never ate whoever had a part of his 27 missing, they set the king free.
When the king arrived at his palace, he 28 the incident about his thumb and was filled with remorse (懊悔) for the treatment given to his friend. 29 , he paid a visit to his friend. “You were 30 ,” said the king. “It was good that I lost my thumb.” The king started to tell his friend everything that happened to him. “I’m 31 that I sent you to prison for such a long period. It was my 32 .” “No,” the friend said, “that was a good decision.” “What do you 33 by that?” the king asked. The friend answered, “Remember that if I was not in prison, 34 I would be with you in the hunt. Then you know what would have happened to me. ”
Do not 35 facts or events by the immediate results! Life is a test.
A.situation B.choice C.chance D.cause
A.carried B.bought C.hid D.prepared
A.decision B.mistake C.effort D.attempt
A.shot B.inspected C.ran D.frightened
A.describing B.improving C.examining D.correcting
A.on purpose B.in sorrow C.by accident D.as usual
A.forest B.prison C.hospital D.palace
A.fighting B.struggling C.hunting D.reading
A.guided B.chose C.challenged D.caught
A.wood B.leaves C.stone D.sand
A.hand B.thumb C.friend D.weapon
A.memory B.thought C.body D.reputation
A.remembered B.discovered C.recorded D.doubted
A.Suddenly B.Indirectly C.Frequently D.Immediately
A.generous B.polite C.right D.smart
A.satisfied B.worried C.lucky D.sorry
A.right B.fault C.conclusion D.sorrow
A.mean B.find C.suggest D.explain
A.finally B.certainly C.nearly D.luckily
A.imagine B.suspect C.judge D.admire