The story of the touchstone tells of a man who was told that if he could find th

The story of the touchstone(探金石) tells of a man who was toldthat if he could find the touchstone, its magical powers could give himanything he wanted. It could be found, he was 31 , among thepebbles (卵石) of abeach. All he need to do is  32  a stone.If it feels warm, themagical touchstone is 33 .

The man rushed to the beach without delay.When he  34 a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea.He  35 this practice for weeks. Each pebble felt cold, and each pebblewas  36 thrown into the sea..

But one morning, he  37 totake hold of a pebble that felt  38 , unlike the other stones.The man, who had  39 noticed the difference, threw it into thesea. He hadn’t  40 to, but he had formed a habit that can be 41 to break.

Any behavior one   42 isstrengthened. Repeated often enough, it becomes a(n)  43 . ASpanish proverb says, “Habits are first cobwebs (蜘蛛网), then cables (钢索).” It works well for  44 habitsthat first trap us like a cobweb. And if we continue the behavior, the 45 grows stronger and can be as difficult to break as a steel cable. 46 some habits can work in our  47 , such as patterns ofour lives, positive attitudes and healthy ways of thinking. We form our habits,then our habits form us  48  .

When it  49 habits, practicemay not make perfect. But practice will certainly make permanent. So form thehabits you want and let them 50  you into the person you wantto be.

3.Amade            B.found           C.controlled          D. offered

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1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D 

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