A young woman went to her mother's home．She told her mother that she had lost her job and life was（36）___ for her．Her mother took her to the（37）___．She put three pots on the fire after filling each with water．Soon the water began （38）___．In the first pot，she put carrots （胡萝卜），in the second she put eggs，and in the last she put coffee beans （豆）．
About twenty minutes later，her mother took out the carrots and eggs and （39）___out the coffee．Turning to her daughter，she asked，"Tell me，what do you see？"
The daughter asked，"What does it （40）___，Mom？"
Her mother explained the three things had faced the same difficult situation-boiling water-but each reacted （ 反应） （41）___．The carrots which were hard and strong became （42）___ and weak．The eggs had been easy to break，but they became hard after（43）___ in the boiling water!The coffee beans were special．（44）___they were small，they were powerful．After they were in the boiling water，they （45）___the water，didn't they？
"（46）___ are you？"the mother asked her daughter．"When difficult situations （47）___how do you react（反应）？Are you a carrot，an egg，or a coffee bean？"Hearing the words，the daughter （48）___what her mother was trying to tell her．She（49）___to react like a coffee bean．
How do you （50）___ difficult situations？Are you a carrot，an egg，or a coffee bean？
| D．complete | |||
| 37．A．kitchen | B．market | C．restaurant | D．bedroom |
| 38．A．rose | B．torise | C．boiled | D．toboil |
| 39．A．kept | B．pointed | C．handed | D．poured |
| 40．A．achieve | B．serve | C．cost | D．mean |
| 41．A．different | B．differently | C．normal | D．normally |
| 42．A．sour | B．sweet | C．soft | D．strange |
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