【Averytiredtravelercametothebankofariver.Therewasno36.Itwaswinterandthesurfaceoftheriverwascoveredwith37.Itwasgettingdarkandhe38toreachtheothersidewhiletherewasenough39.Ontheotherha】
Averytiredtravelercametothebankofariver.Therewasno 36 .Itwaswinterandthesurfaceoftheriverwascoveredwith 37 .Itwasgettingdarkandhe 38 toreachtheothersidewhiletherewasenough 39 .Ontheotherhandheworriedalotnotsurewhethertheicewould 40 hisweight.
Eventuallyhegotdownonhiskneesandbeganvery 41 tocrawl(爬)acrossthesurfaceoftheice 42 hesitatingforalongtime.Hehopedthatbydistributing(分散)the 43 ofhisbodytheicewouldbeunlikelyto 44 undertheload.Afterhemadehis 45 andpainfuljourneyabouthalfwayacrosstheriverhesuddenlyheardthesoundof 46 behindhim.Outofthedusktherecamea4-horseloadofcoaldrivenbyamansinginghappily 47 hewenthishappyway.Herewasthetravelerfearfullycrawlinghiswayonhishandsandknees.Andthereasifwhisked(挥动)alongbythewinter’swindwentthe 48 hishorseshissledandtheheavyloadofcoaloverthe 49 river!
Thestoryshowshowmanyofus 50 life.Somepeoplecrawlthroughlifeforfearofthinice.Their 51 isnotstrongenoughto 52 themup.Stilltherearethosewhosingastheygo.Theirfaithis 53 .
Whenwefacetheriverof 54 wedon’thavetofearnordowecrawlthroughlife.Withdeterminationcourageandoptimismwecanhappilymakeourwaytotheother 55 successfully.
36.A.bridge B.water C.road D.station
37.A.snow B.ice C.smoke D.air
38.A.agreed B.helped C.wanted D.managed
39.A.light B.time C.power D.strength
40.A.admit B.control C.lose D.support
41.A.quickly B.happily C.cautiously D.freely
42.A.in B.after C.by D.at
43.A.weight B.shape C.height D.direction
44.A.shake B.fall C.break D.move
45.A.brave B.strange C.joyful D.slow
46.A.laughing B.water C.wind D.singing
47.A.before