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题组层级快练(三) Ⅰ.完形填空 A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting(诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn't much of a fruit-eater, __1__ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, but __2__ people always say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the __3__ he felt and the more he wanted that apple. He stood on tiptoe, __4__ as high as he could, but even as his tallest __5__ he was unable to touch it. He began to __6__. up and down, as high as he could, at the __7__ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of __8__. Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to __9__ on. His school bag wouldn't give enough height and he didn't want to __10__ the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil ease, and Game Boy. Looking __11__, he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or __12__ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use. He had tried everything he could think, __13__ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk __14__. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his __15__, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he __16__ like this, the more unhappy he became. __17__, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy. even if he couldn't always get what he wanted. He soon starter to say to himself, "This isn't __18__. I don't have the apple and I'm feeling miserable as well. There's __19__ more I can do to get the apple — that is unchangeable — but I am supposed to be able to __20__ my feelings. If that's the case, what can I do to feel better?" | 
