完形填空Adaughterthoughtlifewasunpromising

完形填空A daughter thought life was unpromising to her and plained to her father about it. She did not know how she was going to 1 and wanted to give up. She was 2 of fighting and struggling. It seemed as if one problem was just solved before a new one 3.Her father, a cook, took her to the 4. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high 5. Soon the pots came to a 6. In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.The daughter sucked her teeth and 7 waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the   8 . He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he spooned the coffee out and placed it in another. Turning to her he asked, “Darling, what do you see?” “Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.He brought her closer and asked her to 9 the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the 10, she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. She smiled 11 she tasted its rich flavor. She humbly asked, “What does it mean, Father?”He explained that each of them had faced the same 12, boiling water, but each 13  differently. The carrot went in 14 and hard. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it 15 and became weak. The egg had been 16. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But after sitting 17 the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, 18. After they were in the boiling water, they had 19 the water.“Which are you?” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, 20 do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?”1.A.make outB.make itC.make upD.make through2.A.typicalB.consciousC.tiredD.warned3.A.raisedB.aroseC.disappearedD.faded4.A.roomB.marketC.kitchenD.grocery5.A.shelfB.temperatureC.fireD.table6.A.boilB.coolC.hotD.smoke7.A.happilyB.calmlyC.casuallyD.impatiently8.A.lightsB.burnersC.tapD.water9.A.seeB.carryC.feelD.fetch10.A.shellB.packC.bagD.cover11.A.sinceB.asC.beforeD.if12.A.occasionB.pointC.varietyD.adversity13.A.reflectedB.answeredC.abandonedD.reacted14.A.stableB.weakC.strongD.sensitive15.A.softenedB.widenedC.shortenedD.sharpened16.A.half-doneB.easily-brokenC.easily-gotD.hard-boiled17.A.overB.forC.throughD.on18.A.howeverB.otherwiseC.besidesD.moreover19.A.meltedB.absorbedC.pollutedD.changed20.A.whatB.howC.whenD.why