A group of boys stood around a tree. "What a tall tree!" they said to each other. "It would be __1__ to climb to the top! "
The group of boys then decided to play a game to __2__ who could climb to the top of the tree first. Their mothers were sitting not far away, looking on at their __ 3 __ as they played.
One of the climbers was an 8-year-old boy named David. He was the shortest child in the group. __4__ thought he would win.
Then the game started. All of the boys tried their best to climb as high as they could. Although the other boys climbed faster than David in the beginning, he __5__ the top of the tree fastest in the end.
His mother was __6__. She asked him, "David, how did you reach the top of the tree so __7__ ?" "It was easy," David said. "The other children __8__ looking down as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they were afraid of __9__ . I, however, looked only up. When I saw how close I was, I kept going higher and higher __10__ I reached the top."
It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back, we are more likely to reach our goals.
( ) 1. A. boring B. exciting C. dangerous D. annoying
( ) 2. A. believe B. think C. see D. listen
( ) 3. A. students B. children C. teachers D. women
( ) 4. A. Nobody B.Somebody C. Everybody D. Anybody
( ) 5. A. got up B. got on C. got to D. got off
( ) 6. A. proud B. worried C. frightened D. uncomfortable
( ) 7. A. carefully B. quickly C. quietly D. slowly
( ) 8. A. kept B. avoided C. practiced D. jumped
( ) 9. A. taking down B. falling down C. calming down D. putting down
( ) 10. A. if B. after C. until D. where