1. (2022八上·海珠开学考) 语法选择

Long long ago, there was an old man. He was very good1fishing. One day, while he2near a river, a boy came and said to him, "Can you give me3fishing rod (钓鱼竿) in your hands?" The old man smiled at him and said, "I can give you a full basket of fish." But the boy shook4head. The old man was very5and asked, "Why do you want the fishing rod instead of the fish?"

"Well, you know it doesn't take a long time6up all the fish in a basket.  But if you give me the fishing rod, I can go fishing by myself and will not be afraid of not7any fish to eat at all."

You may surely think that the boy is very smart. But it is wrong.8he doesn't know how to fish, he can't eat any fish, even if he has the fish rod. It is useless to9have a fishing rod. Fishing skills are more important than the fishing rod.

10people think that if they have "a fish rod" in their daily life, they will no longer fear the wind and rain. In fact, they will make the same mistake like the boy in the story.