At the age of 16，Einstein failed（不及格）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 kids.His father stopped him and said to him calmly， "Einstein，you were spending too much time（1）DD，so you failed in the exams.I'm（2）DDabout your future with your mother."
"What are you worrying about？Jack and Robert also failed，but they went fishing as usual."
"My boy，you can't think so，" Looking at Einstein，his father said lovingly， "There is a（3）BBin our hometown.I hope you can listen to it carefully."
"There were two cats playing on the roof.Suddenly，they fell into the chimney（煙囪）.When they climbed out of the chimney，one cat's face was dirty.（4）BB，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 face.The dirty-faced cat saw the clean-faced one，thinking its own face was clean as well，so it walked（5）CCin the street."
"Einstein，（6）BBcan be your mirror.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（7）CCperson may become stupid." Hearing this，Einstein's face turned red.He laid down his fishing net and returned to his small room.
After that，Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be strict（8）CChimself and（9）AAtelling himself. "I am special，so I needn't be as common as others." That was why Einstein succeeded in his career.
1，000 people have 1，000 kinds of wishes in life.Different wishes will produce different ideas about life.You can learn from other people，but you can（10）BBfollow others all the time.You must see yourself clearly，and know what you want to get.Your future doesn't depend on how others act，but on what you are going to act.
| （1） | A.writing | B.studying | C.reading | D.playing |
| （2） | A.excited | B.surprised | C.interested | D.worried |
| （3） | A.saying | B.story | C.song | D.poem |
| （4） | A.So | B.However | C.Though | D.But |
| （5） | A.luckily | B.carefully | C.happily | D.lovely |
| （6） | A.somebody | B.nobody | C.anybody | D.someone |
| （7） | A.lazy | B.rich | C.smart | D.poor |
| （8） | A.in | B.to | C.with | D.about |
| （9） | A.kept | B.enjoyed | C.tried | D.practice |
| （10） | A.sometimes | B.never | C.always | D.usually |
【答案】D；D；B；B；C；B；C；C；A；B
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