The problem with Larry is that he doesn’t know his limitations; he just _____ he can do everything.
(A) convinces (B) disguises (C) assumes (D) evaluates
A young woman went to her mother and told her how life was so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She ladled out the carrots, the eggs, and the coffee and placed each in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, “Tell me what you see.” “Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, “What does it mean, mother?”
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
“Which are you?” she asked her daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?” 【題組】49 According to the story, which of the following is NOT true?
(A) Like the carrots, one may surrender in a tough situation.
(B) Like the eggs, one may be still as fragile as the shell even after struggling for a long time.
(C) Like the ground coffee beans, one may change the circumstance that brings the pain.
(D) Like the carrots, one may become weaker after a series of adversities.
40 The bullfight is one of the most morally contentious of all legally sanctioned activities in the western world.
(A) It is not easy to end the practice of bullfighting as it is permitted by law and beneficial to the moral health of thesociety.
(B) In the western world, the bullfight is legally allowed but morally forbidden.
(C) Although an officially authorized activity, the bullfight remains one of the greatest ethical controversies in thewestern world.
(D) In the western world, the bullfight is prohibited by law and forbidden by the society’s conscience.
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