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One day. A farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe   31  the ground. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It wastes my time. ” His father said   32  but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer   33  the horseshoe and with the money he bought some strawberries.
The father and the son went on walking. The sun was well up in the   34 . They soon drank up their water, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree for them to   35 . Thomas felt too   36  to walk on. At this time, his father gave Thomas a strawberry   37  he quickly ate it. After a while, his father gave him    38  strawberry and once again, his son lost no time in putting it in his mouth.
And so they   39 . The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you picked up that horseshoe, you would have your own strawberries   40 . Always remember the lesson: If you don’t worry about the little things, you’ll find difficult to do the great things.”

One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There’s a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, ’It isn’t worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they lad a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.
The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe. it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.
【小題1】Who picked up the horseshoe at last?

One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn't worth（值得） the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.
The father and the son walked on. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent (彎身)down earlier to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.
【小題1】Who picked up the horseshoe at last?

 Michael Essany is the young star of his own TV talk show. When he was 14, he bought some    36    machines and asked a local television station to air (播放) his show. Michael contacted 500 famous people but only three of them    37    to be on his show. However, now many well-known people want to be on his show. In 2003, the Michael Essany Show became so    38    that even the E! network made a show about his show!

    Michael’s show is    39    from the living room of his family’s house. Before the show starts, his parents    40    the guests at the airport and make them comfortable. While the show is    41   , Michael tells jokes and interviews the guests, and his parents    42    the video machines. After Michael finished the show, the guests eat dinner with Michael and his     43    in the dining room.

    Michael’s fame (名氣) is    44   , but he still has plans and goals. “I would like to be the host of The Tonight Show. That is my    45   , and it’s a dream I intend to realize one day.”

1. A. radio                 B. video                    C. Internet

2. A. forgot                    B. refused              C. agreed

3.A. strange                    B. popular              C. serious

4. A. recorded              B. discovered           C.introduced

5. A. help out                  B. look after           C. pick up

6. A. on                        B. off                  C. up

7. A. mend                  B. run                  C. sell

8.A. family                 B. audience             C. boss

9. A. falling                   B. disappearing         C. growing

10. A. advice                   B. dream                    C. story