I learned about life from an ant farm. When I was seven years old, my family tri

I learned about life from an ant farm. When I wasseven years old, my family tried to __1__ an ant farm at home. First, we putclean sand in a thin glass box, and then we brought some ants from the backyardand placed them into the __2__ home.

Shortly after the new __3__ were dropped into theglass structure, they got to work making tunnels. I was amazed that each oneknew __4__ what to do. After hours of staring, I realized that the ants hadparticular given jobs. With my mom’s help, I kept a journal of what happenedeach day and __5__ the ants. My favorite was the biggest, Cinderella. I drew apicture of her in my journal, which I still have.

On day five a disaster __6__ the ant farm. While I was__7__ the ants, I had put my face so close to the structure that I accidentallytipped it over, __8__ in all the tunnels. Although the ants __9__ theirearthquake, one by one they began to die. I was __10__ as I watched them giveup their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My motherreported that the ants were dying of “frustration”—feeling annoyed andimpatient as they couldn’t control the situation. They simply could not __11__the reality that their tunnels had been destroyed. Cinderella was the last todie; she did so while carrying a dead ant on her back.

Although much time has passed, I still think of thatant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, __12__ ittaught me much more. __13__ the years, I came to realize the ants were a studyin the benefits of __14__. Working together, they were able to create a(n)__15__ world for themselves. I also learned that they should be __16__ fortheir hard work. Day in and day out, each labored at their task. The ant farmdemonstrated that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key __17__ tosuccess. But there was an even larger lesson that I did not __18__ untilrecently: Disaster is a natural part of life, and must be __19__. Unlike theants, humans cannot give up when they face __20__. Unlike the ants, we have to realizethat if a tunnel caves in, we just have to build another.

1.                A．get            B．buy            C．run  D．find

2.                A．empty          B．new           C．strange   D．distant

3.                A．guests          B．settlers         C．friends   D．members

4.                A．probably        B．roughly         C．exactly   D．normally

5.                A．named         B．trained         C．compared     D．measured

6.                A．affected        B．struck          C．kicked    D．beat

7.                A．removing       B．teaching        C．observing D．collecting

8.                A．turning         B．rushing         C．filling D．caving

9.                A．experienced     B．predicted       C．faced D．survived

10.               A．annoyed        B．horrified        C．moved    D．thrilled

11.               A．reflect         B．ignore         C．confirm   D．stand

12.               A．and           B．but            C．so    D．or

13.               A．In             B．For            C．From D．Over

14.               A．teamwork       B．devotion        C．responsibility   D．organization

15.               A．relaxing        B．amusing        C．moving    D．amazing

16.               A．supported      B．inspired        C．admired   D．admitted

17.               A．certificates      B．approaches     C．ingredients D．circumstances

18.               A．give           B．realize         C．take  D．adopt

19.               A．accepted       B．suffered        C．achieved D．managed

20.               A．challenges      B．barriers        C．pressure  D．disappointment

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1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.D

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