One day,a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to manage time.He gave such an interesting example that his students would never___26___.
He put a wide-mouth jar on the table.Then he___ 27___some rocks and carefully placed them into the jar,one at a time.When___28___rocks would fit inside,he___29___,“Is this jar full?”
Everyone in class shouted,“Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones.He put___30___small stones in and shook the jar.The small stones went___31___into the spaces between the big rocks.He then asked the group___32___,“Is this jar full?”
“Probably not,” one of them answered.“Good!” the teacher replied.He brought out a box of sand and___33___some sand on the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones.Again he asked the___34___question,“Is this jar full?
“No,” the class shouted.Once more the teacher said,“Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar___35___it was full.The he asked,“What is the point here?” One student___36___his hand and said,“The point is that if you try really hard,you can___37___put more things in.”
“No,” the teacher replied,“that’s not the___38___.What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first,you will never get others in at all.___39___are the ‘big rocks’ in your life?Time with your friends,your education or your dreams?Remember to put the___40___in first,or you’ll never get others in at all.”
26.A.remember B.like C.forget D.think
27.A.handed out B.took out C.carried away D.put away
28.A.no more B.not more C.no many D.not many
29.A.answered B.read C.asked D.said
30.A.no B.few C.any D.some
31.A.up B.out C.down D.away
32.A.no more B.once again C.a third time D.a fourth time
33.A.sent B.put C.bought D.collected
34.A.same B.different C.difficult D.common
35.A.since B.till C.while D.because
36.A.offered B.placed C.raised D.shook
37.A.always B.already C.never D.hardly
38.A.point B.example C.promise D.story
39.A.When B.What C.Who D.Why
40.A.sand B.small stones C.big rocks D.water
答案：C,B,A,C,D,C,B,B,A,B,C,A,A,B,C