One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a hug feather．Several times, it 1 several obstacles in its path．And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour （绕道）． 2 one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide．After some 3 thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked 4 it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way．I was 5 by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in 6 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome． 7 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 8 on the earth, also shares human failings．
After some time the ant 9 reached its destination --- a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 10 home．It was there that the ant met its 11 ．How could that large feather possibly 12 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t．So the ant, after all this 13 and using great brightness, overcoming problems a1l along the way, just gave up the 14 and went home．The ant had not thought the problem through 15 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 16 more than a burden．Isn’t our 17 like that?
We worry about our families; we worry about the 18 of money; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all burdens --- the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 19 that at the destination they are 20 and we can’t take them with us．
1．A．brought about B．got over C．came across D．dealt with
2．A．At B．For C．To D．With
3．A．brave B．tiring C．magic D．short
4．A．across B．through C．beside D．behind
5．A．frightened B．attracted C．annoyed D．satisfied
6．A．size B．height C．depth D．length
7．A．Therefore B．But C．Moreover D．Otherwise
8．A．working B．sleeping C．1iving D．walking
9．A．probably B．suddenly C．easily D．finally
10．A．underground B．lonely C．comfortable D．big
11．A．partner B．match C．parent D．friend
12．A．fit B．fix C．suit D．fill
13．A．decision B．pleasure C．trouble D．matter
14．A．insect B．problem C．hole D．feather
15．A．after B．until C．before D．once
16．A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
17．A．study B．aim C．dream D．1ife
18．A．waste B．lack C．worth D．danger
19．A．think B．find C．wonder D．warn
20．A．bad B．practical C．useless D．meaningful