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  • 1. (2019·宿迁) 阅读下面短文,从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

        At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids. One weekend morning, Einstein carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those 1, his father stopped him and said to him calmly," Einstein, you were spending too much time 2 , so you failed in the exams. I'm 3 about your future with your mother."

        "What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also 4, but they went fishing as usual."

        "My boy, you can't think so," Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly, "There is a 5 in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully."

        "There were two cats playing on the roof. 6, they fell into the chimney(烟囱).When they climbed out of the chimney, one cat's face was dirty 7 the other's face was clean. Seeing the dirty—faced cat, the clean—faced one thought its own face was also dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its 8. The dirty—faced cat saw the clean—faced one, thinking its own face was clean as well, so it walked happily in the street."

        "Einstein, 9 can be your mirror(镜子). Only you are your own mirror. Some of the kids are not strict with themselves. If you take them to be your mirror, even a 10 person may become stupid." Hearing this, Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room. Since then, Einstein's face turned red. He put down his fishing net and returned to his small room.

        After that, Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be 11 with himself and kept telling himself." I am special, so I needn't be as common as others." This was why Einstein 12 in his career.

        1,000 people have 1,000 kinds of wishes in life. Different wishes will produce different 13 about life. You can learn from other people, but you can 14 follow others completely.

        You must see yourself clearly, and know what you want to get. Your future doesn't 15 how others act, but on what you are going to act.

    (1)
    A . adults B . kids C . teachers D . artists
    (2)
    A . playing B . working C . reading D . studying
    (3)
    A . excited B . curious C . worried D . crazy
    (4)
    A . checked B . passed C . dreamed D . failed
    (5)
    A . song B . story C . speech D . saying
    (6)
    A . Luckily B . Hopefully C . Suddenly D . Naturally
    (7)
    A . while B . or C . so D . for
    (8)
    A . mouth B . tail C . nose D . face
    (9)
    A . somebody B . nobody C . anybody D . everybody
    (10)
    A . poor B . rich C . lazy D . clever
    (11)
    A . tired B . angry C . strict D . satisfied
    (12)
    A . regretted B . graduated C . succeeded D . survived
    (13)
    A . ideas B . reasons C . mistakes D . secrets
    (14)
    A . sometimes B . often C . always D . never
    (15)
    A . try on B . depend on C . live on D . insist on

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