Rosewasaclerkinacompany．（36）___offightingandstruggling，shewantedtogiveup．Herfather，achef，tookhertothe（37）___，filledthreepotswithwaterandplacedthefire（38）___high．Soonthethreepotscametoa

　　Rose was a clerk in a company．（36）___ of fighting and struggling，she wanted to give up．Her father，a chef，took her to the （37）___，filled three pots with water and placed the fire （38）___ high．Soon the three pots came to a（n） （39）___．In one he placed carrots，in the second he placed eggs，and in （40）___ he placed ground coffee beans．In half an hour，he walked （41）___ to the stove（火炉） and turned off the fire．（42）___ around to her，he asked．"Darling，what do you see？"

　　"Carrots，eggs，and coffee，"she replied．

　　Ten （3）___ minutes later，he brought her closer and asked her to （44）___ the carrots．She did and noted that they were soft．He then asked her to take an egg and （45）___ it．After pulling off the shell，she observed the hard-boiled egg．Finally，he asked her to drink the coffee slowly．She made an unhappy （46）___ because of the strength of the coffee．

　　She asked，"What does it mean，Father？"

　　He explained，"Each of them faced the same （47）___，212degrees of boiling water．However，each （48）___ differently．The carrot went in strong and hard．But after （49）___ boiling water，it softened and became weak．The egg was fragile（易碎的）．A thin outer shell （50）___ a liquid（液体） center．But after sitting through the boiling water，its （51）___ became hardened．The coffee beans are （52）___，however．After they were in the boiling water，it became stronger and richer．"

　　"（53）___ are you？"he asked his daughter，"When a situation （54）___ you have a lot of problems that seem to be caused by bad luck knocks on your door，how do you （55）___ that？Are you a carrot，an egg，or a coffee bean？"

　　36．A．SureB．Ashamed（惭愧的）C．LackD．Tired37．A．cafeB．companyC．kitchenD．restaurant38．A．onB．atC．inD．of39．A．endB．stop