阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 One day, a lobster(龙虾) met a hermit crab(寄居蟹)in the deep sea. They stopped {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (swim) and began to have a talk with each other.
The lobster {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (take) off his hard shell and showed his lovely and soft body. When the hermit crab saw the lobster take off the shell, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}felt surprised. He shouted at the lobster and wanted to stop the lobster.
"Hey!" said the crab. “{#blank#}4{#/blank#} are you talking off your shell? The shell is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (use) and it can protect you. Now you take off your shell. Big fish may eat you. You may also knock against a rock. Don't be silly. Please put {#blank#}6{#/blank#} your shell again. Or you will have to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (payment) a heavy price for what you did."
“{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (thank) for your reminding, hermit crab! But we take off our shells in order {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (grow) better. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}we are afraid to take off our shells, then we can't move forward in life," answered the lobster.
The hermit crab thought it over and understood what the lobster said.