It was a Sunday afternoon． A girl was unhappy． She complained to her father about her hard life． There were so many problems! One problem wasn't solved but（1） 　　came． She wanted to give up．

Her father smiled and took his daughter into the（2） 　　．He filled three（3） 　　with water． And he put some carrots in the first one． In the second one， he put some eggs． Coffee was put in the third one． Then he boiled them． The girl watched her father． Her father just waited（4） 　　saying a word．

The girl wondered（5） 　　her father was doing that for． About 20 minutes later， her father （6） 　　the carrots and put them into a bowl． The eggs were put on a plate and the coffee was poured into a cup． Turning back to his son（7） 　　， Dad asked， "What do you see？ ""Carrots， and coffee．" she answered．

Her father told her to close her eyes and let her touch the carrots． She did and felt the carrots were soft． After that he asked his daughter to take the eggs and feel them． The eggs were hard． At last， her father asked her to taste the coffee． "What's the meaning， Dad？" He explained that（8） 　　of the things had met with the same unlucky experience﹣the boiling water， but the three things had（9） 　　results．

The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after they were put into the boiling water． The eggs became hard after being cooked． The coffee was very special and it（10） 　　the water． "Which one will you choose to be， a carrot， an egg or coffee？ That's up to you to decide． "said her father．

（1）A． the other	B． another	C． other	D． others
（2）A． kitchen	B． dining room	C． hotel	D． bedroom
（3）A． bowls	B． plates	C． pots	D． cups
（4）A． with	B． without	C． of	D． for
（5）A． what	B． why	C． how	D． where
（6）A． took place	B． took off	C． took after	D． took out
（7）A． usually	B． exactly	C． lately	D． slowly
（8）A． every	B． neither	C． each	D． none
（9）A． different	B． difficult	C． same	D． similar
（10）A． divided	B． discovered	C． changed	D． invented