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There was a handful of common clay in the river bank. But it had   36 thoughts of its own value, and wonderful dreams of the great place it was to  37  in the world when the time came for its virtues to be  38 . One day the clay was carried far away in a cart    39    a stony road. But it was not    40   , for it said to itself: “This is necessary. The path to glory is always    41  . Now I am on my way to play a great part in the world.” But the hard journey was    42  , compared with the suffering after it. The clay was put into a container and mixed and beaten. It seemed almost    43   . But there was    44    in the thought that something very noble was    45    coming out of all this trouble. The clay felt sure that, if it could only wait long enough, a wonderful reward was    46    for it. Then it was put upon a    47    turning wheel, and turned around until it seemed as if it must fly into a thousand pieces. A strange power pressed and molded it, and through all the dizziness and pain it felt that it was taking a new    48   . Then an unknown hand put it into an oven, and    49    fires were burning about it. But the clay held itself together, in the confidence of a great future.  At last the baking was finished. The clay was    50    upon a board，in the cool air. The suffering was passed. The reward was at hand. Then the clay saw the reward of all its    51    and pain, – a common flower-pot, straight and ugly. It felt that it was not    52    for a king’s house, nor for a palace of art. Many days it passed in    53   .  But presently it was set in a greenhouse, where the sunlight fell warm upon it, and day by day as it waited, something was changing within it – a new hope. Still it was    54   , not knowing what the new hope meant.  But one day the clay was carried into a great church. All the people looked towards it because it carried a royal lily as white as snow, which was    55    in its heart. Now it knew what the hope is!  Then the clay was content, because, though an earthen pot, it held so great a treasure. 36. A. deep                       B. high                              C. blind                      D. free 37. A. need                               B. name                             C. know                       D. fill 38. A. discovered                      B. developed                     C. praised                   D. obtained 39. A. in                             B. over                              C. across                    D. through 40. A. satisfied                   B. thrilled                           C. discouraged           D. confused 41. A. correct                     B. narrow                           C. rough                     D. straight 42. A. anything                         B. everything                     C. something              D. nothing 43. A. unbearable             B. unconvincing                 C. unavoidable           D. unaccustomed 44. A. anxiety                    B. comfort                          C. sympathy                       D. despair 45. A. possibly                   B. certainly                         C. immediately            D. easily 46. A. in use                      B. in time                           C. in store                   D. in need 47. A. swiftly                      B. steadily                          C. gently                     D. slowly 48. A. place                               B. direction                               C. function                  D. form 49. A. dangerous                      B. evil                                 C. fierce                      D. destructive 50. A. set down                        B. set out                           C. set about                       D. set off 51. A. value                       B. patience                               C. trust                               D. complaint  52. A. intended                         B. qualified                         C. allowed                   D. presented 53. A. peace                             B. passion                          C. depression             D. harmony 54. A. conscious                       B. optimistic                              C. innocent                        D. ignorant 55. A. mixed                       B. fixed                               C. rooted                    D. buried 答案：BDABC   CDABB   CADCA   BACDC

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