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 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Standing on the shore of a lake, I can't help but be surprised at the thousands of small rocks that surround my boots. They were all created from hard surfaces, their edges turning 1 over time.And I wonder, can we learn from a pile of rocks?Once, I too was a sharp rock covered with 2 . Today, after decades of the waters of life 3 over me, my edges are softer. I'm less likely to 4 and more interested in understanding others and learning how we can exist together.Two years ago, while traveling in the Pacific Northwest during the pandemic, I watched a restaurant owner ask several people to leave for not wearing masks. On the door 5 a sign: "Please wear a mask before entering our restaurant. We don't like it either, but let's all do what we can to 6 this together."The group of young men wished to 7  about the note.I sat watching, 8 both sides. I've been those guys before, using my youthful edges to chip away at (不停地凿) the world. What I lost, 9 , was the ability to 10 from experiences by looking through the eyes of others. In learning to be more 11 , I've also found more happiness and success.You can fit more 12  rocks in a jar than those with sharp edges. The former look for ways to 13  and make room for others; the latter never give an inch to accommodate others.Time, like the waters rolling against once sharp stones, 14 us by washing away our resistance to seeing the world from others' point of view.I placed a round stone into my jacket pocket. Mother Nature is giving a 15  again. （1） A . sharper B . softer C . harder D . stronger （2） A . holes B . colors C . edges D . circles （3） A . flowing B . looking C . taking D . thinking （4） A . dream B . abandon C . judge D . panic （5） A . read B . came C . wrote D . found （6） A . come across B . put aside C . set down D . get through （7） A . agree B . argue C . go D . worry （8） A . praising B . understanding C . remembering D . pleasing （9） A . furthermore B . therefore C . besides D . however （10） A . arise B . separate C . benefit D . shift （11） A . open B . optimistic C . independent D . critical （12） A . square B . heavy C . tiny D . round （13） A . increase B . adjust C . compete D . resist （14） A . changes B . criticizes C . follows D . accompanies （15） A . shock B . task C . lesson D . chance 答案：（1）B；（2）C；（3）A；（4）C；（5）A；（6）D；（7）B；（8）B；（9）D；（10）C；（11）A；（12）D；（13）B；（14）A；（15）C；

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