There was once a farmer． He had a very big rabbit and a smart dog． One day， he organized a（n）（1） 　 　between his dog and his rabbit． He made a hole in one of his biggest fields， and （2） 　 　a carrot and a bone （骨头） in it． He wanted to see which animal would find them first． The rabbit was very （3） 　 　， and he was busy looking for the carrot， digging here and there．He was completey sure that he would find the carrot and the bone． But the dog wasn't optimistic （乐观的） at all． After he looked for the bone for a short time， he （4） 　 　on the ground sadly． And then he began to complain． He thought （5） 　 　was difficult for him to find one bone in such a big field．

The rabbit dug for hours． With every new hole， the dog complained about （6） 　this was， even for the rabbit． The rabbit， （7） 　 　the other hand， kept on working hard． （8） ___here was no place in the whole field left to dig， the rabbit dug a tunnel （隧道） to right under where the dog was lying all that time． There he found the carrot and the bone．

And this is how the dog lost the competition． （9） 　 　，he found the right place at the very beginning． But he failed to find the bone because he （10） 　 　complained and didn't try at all． When we do something difficult in our life， we should learn from the rabbit．

（1）A． event	B． party	C． activity	D． competition
（2）A． found	B． hid	C． discovered	D． saw
（3）A． excited	B． angry	C． relaxed	D． shy
（4）A． sat down	B． fell asleep	C． lay down	D． ran around
（5）A．   this	B． that	C． one	D． it
（6）A． how difficult	B． what difficult	C． how easy	D． what easy
（7）A． in	B． on	C． at	D． for
（8）A． If	B． Before	C． When	D． Unless
（9）A． In total	B． At last	C． In fact	D． At first
（10）A． only	B． never	C． seldom	D． sometimes