Onceuponatimeanoldwomanhadtwolargewaterpots.Eachhungontheendofapole(杆子)whichshecarriedacrossherneck.
OneofthepotshadacrackinitwhiletheotherpotwasperfectFromtherivertothehousethecrackedpotarrivedonlyhalffull.Andtheotherpotwasalwaysfull.Theperfectpottookprideinitstalent. Butthepoorcrackedpotfeltsadforitsowndisadvantage.
Onedaybytheriverthecrackedpotsaidtothewoman"Ifeelbadaboutmyselfbecausethecrackinmecauseswatertocomeoutallthewaybacktoyourhouse.”
Theoldwomansmiledandsaid"Whyarethereflowersonyoursideoftheroadbutnotontheotherpot'sside?That'sbecauseIhavealwaysknownaboutyourcrack.SoIplantedflowersonyoursideoftheroadandeverydaywhilewewalkbackyouwaterthem.FortwoyearsIhavebeenabletopickthesebeautifulflowerstodecoratemyhouseTherewouldnotbethisbeautywithoutyou.Eachofushasourowncracks.Butthecracksmakeourlivessointerestingandbeautiful."
Sotoallthecrackedpotfriendshaveagreatdayandremembertosmelltheflowersonyoursideoftheroad!
1.Ifeachofthetwopotscouldbefilledwith20kilosofwaterthewomanwouldprobablyget_______kilosofwaterfromtherivertothehouse.
A.10 B.20 C.30 D.40
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thewomanpreferredtheperfectpottothecrackedpot.
B.Thecrackedpotfeltmoretalentedthantheperfectpot.
C.Therewerebeautifulflowersonbothsidesoftheroad.
D.Theoldwomandecoratedherhousewithsomeflowers.
3.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?
A.Everyonehasatalent.
B.Atruefriendishardtofind.
C.Successnevercomeseasily.
D.Mistakesimproveourlearning