Don't Let the Candle Off

A man had a little daughter—an only and much-loved child. He lived for her— she was his whole 1 He was so happy to hear his girl's voice that he hardly imagined what he would do 2 her. But unluckily, one day, his daughter became seriously ill. He was very 3. He tried all he could to 4 her. At last, his efforts (努力) was 5 and the child died. The father became a bitter recluse (隐士) after that, shutting 6 away from his friends and refusing(拒绝) every activity that might7 him back to his normal self. But one night he had a dream. He was in heaven, seeing a group of little child angels. They were dressed in white and8 in a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every angel9 a candle. He noticed that all the candles were bright except one. Then he found that the child with the 10 candle was his own little daughter. 11 to her, he held her in his 12, hugged her gently, and then asked, "Why is it, darling, that your candle alone is unlighted?" His daughter said, "Daddy, they often relight it, but your 13 always put it out." Just then he 14 socialized (交际) freely and gladly with his former friends and colleagues. No longer would his darling's candle be put out by his useless tears.

    We can't avoid having a sad 15 during lifetime, but we should remember not to let our beloved person's candle off.

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A Little Coaching (指导)

    I always felt nervous at the running race. I was too thin to be an athlete. So when our class needed a 1 in the two mile race around the lake, I hoped nobody would notice me.

    I hid under a 2 when our teacher Bronto called the names of the runners. I got more nervous when I heard he called, “Noah! Where's Noah? He's in this race!”

    He saw me under the tree and shouted, “Noah, we 3 a boy to run the two mile race.” He pushed me to the starting line(线). I pleaded(恳求) with him. “I don't know the way around the lake!”

    “It's not a problem. Just 4 Craig and you'll know the way.” Bronto smiled. Craig was the fastest runner in our class. Then Bronto said, “For the last hundred meters, just throw your head back and run.”

    I stood next to Craig and trembled(颤抖). Then I heard the gun and sixteen of us started to run. I ran closely behind Craig.

    But gradually(逐步地), the distance(距离) between Craig and me became wider.

    It was 5 . I felt very tired. My energy was spent. I was about to give up. But then I looked ahead(向前) and 6 only three boys were in front of me. The crowd was shouting, but I could hear Bronto shouting, “Run!”

    I threw my head back and told my legs to go. I never looked ahead and I never looked back for those last hundred meters. I felt 7 . Nobody was telling me what I was, or what I wasn't. My legs were running a race against my brain and I was winning!

    I didn't know when I crossed the finish line. Bronto caught me and shouted, “You flew! You flew, man! 8 ! You passed two boys!”

    However, the best prize that I got was 9 . That year I discovered I could do a lot of things if I believe myself and put my energy into them.

    I never got to say 10 to Bronto right after the race. But later, I saw him over the lake. He was coaching another kid. I had no doubt that the kid was also going to win.

It was so close to noon on December, 21 1943, in the Tanana River Valley of Alaska, not far from the Arctic Circle, when Crane on the Iceberg Inez was preparing to jump out of 1 plane. Wind cried and he was in the fall. Before Crane realized 2 was happening, he found himself 3 on a frozen stream. The plane that he had to 4 was burning, two miles away, which would be good 5 a rescue. However, the fire also meant the supplies—-food, sleeping bags, signal flames, a gun-were lost. Still he shouted out for any sign of life. 6 there was nobody else. Crane tried to take 7steps, but the thick snow made his walking hard. And to make things 8 a broken foot made 9 nearly impossible to reach the crash site before nightfall. He knew he mustn't lose his 10 and began to think of the things he could do.

    It was minus-60degrees Fahrenheit. Crane knew he needed to start a fire and get it going,11 he might not last the night. His fingers were dead, but he managed to light a match. The little flame wasn't enough to catch. He tried another three matches but they did nothing except burn his fingertips. At that moment, he remembered hearing from his father days ago. So with the help of the 12, a fire rose up. The 13 match worked. The journey back was unexpectedly difficult. One of his feet became so large that he could 14 put on his shoe. He walked at the best speed that he could manage although he was in great pain. Luckily, the 23-year-old 15 who had a strong will succeeded in keeping himself away from varied kinds of danger until help arrived 81 days later.

    Mr White is a millionaire(百万富翁).He 1 delicious food. He has a 2 cook, Mr Black. The man can cook all kinds of food. Mrs White asked him to3her last month. Now she thinks she's good at cooking and doesn't want Mr Black to 4 for them any longer.

    Now Mrs White begins to cook for her 5. But Mr White does not like her food at all. He says he won't 6 any food at home if she doesn't stop cooking. The woman says shell 7 another cook.

    This morning Mr White broke a window in a shop. They took him to the 8. The policeman said, "I'm sorry to tell you, Mr White. Or I'll fine(罚款) you ten dollars, or you'll stay in prison(监狱).9 do you want?

    "I'll stay in prison." answered the millionaire.

    "10?" asked the policeman.

    "Because my wife will find a new cook in ten days!"

    A young man was interested in jade (玉) stones. So he went to Mr Smith, a gemologist (玉石家), to learn from him. Mr Smith refused because he feared that the young man would not have the1to learn. The young man asked for a chance again and again. 2Mr Smith agreed and told him, "Be there tomorrow."

    The next morning the young man came. Mr Smith put a jade stone in the young man's hand and told him to 3 it. He then went about his work. The young man sat quietly and waited.

    The following morning, Mr Smith again 4 a jade stone in the young man's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and 5 day, Mr Smith did the same thing and repeated his 6. On the sixty day, the young man held the jade stone, 7 he could no longer stand the silence. "When am I going to learn something?" asked the young man.

    "You will learn," said Mr Smith and went about his work.

    Several more days went by and the young man felt very 8. One morning he was asked to do it once more. As soon as he held it, the young man shouted 9 looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"

    "You have begun to 10," said Mr Smith.