Question

One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, “How _ __ do you think this glass of water is?”

The students’ answers were quite __ __ ─ from 20g to 500g. “It doesn’t matter on the weight itself. It is decided by how long you __ __ it. If I hold it for a minute, it is __ __ . If I hold it for an hour, you will have to call an ambulance (救護車). It is exactly the same weight, but the __ _ I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”

“If we carry our burdens (負(fù)擔(dān)) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on __ __ the burden is becoming much heavier.”

“What you have to do is to put the glass __ __ , rest for a while before holding it up again.”

We have to put down the burden sometimes __ __ we can relax and are able to carry on. So after you ____ home from work tonight, put the burden of the work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can ____ it up tomorrow.

Whatever burden you are having now on your shoulders(肩膀), let it down for a moment if you can.

1.A. hot B. cold C. heavy D. light

2.A. different B. same C. good D. bad

3.A. drink B. hold C. throw D. take

4.A. terrible B. heavy C. interesting D. light

5.A. short B. shorter C. long D. longer

6.A. because B. but C. though D. so

7.A. up B. down C. off D. out

8.A. to B. in order to C. so that D. so as to

9.A. get to B. go back to C. return D. return back

10.A. give B. clean C. pick D. turn

Answer 1