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The Foolish Old Man Moves a Mountain (From Liezi)
版本一
In ancient China, there lived (1) ______ elderly man called Yu Gong. His house was surrounded by two huge mountains, which made it (2) ______ (extreme) hard for his family to travel around. One day, he called all his family members together and declared his plan (3) ______ (remove) the two mountains completely.
His wife expressed her doubts, and a wise neighbor laughed at his crazy idea, saying, “You’re far too old (4) ______ (finish) such a tough task!” Yu Gong, however, answered firmly, “When I die, my sons will carry on the work. Then their sons will take over, and so on. The mountains can’t grow any (5) ______ (tall), but our family will go on forever. Why can’t we make it?”
(6) ______ (Encourage) by his strong will, the whole family started digging the mountains every day, carrying the earth and stones away with baskets. Their perseverance touched the gods in heaven. Deeply moved by Yu Gong’s persistence, two gods came down to the human world and, (7) ______ (use) their magic power, took the two mountains away.
This story is never about foolishness, but about (8) ______ (believe) and steady effort. It tells us that constant hard work can overcome seemingly impossible difficulties. It also reminds us (9) ______ others’ laughter should never stop us from chasing our dreams. The spirit of Yu Gong has become a symbol of perseverance in Chinese culture, inspiring people (10) ______ (face) all challenges bravely.
版本二
In ancient China, there lived an elderly man called Yu Gong. His house (1) ______ (surround) by two huge mountains, which made it extremely hard for his family to travel around. One day, he called all his family members together and (2) ______ (declare) his plan to remove the two mountains completely.
His wife expressed her doubts, and a wise neighbor laughed at his crazy idea, (3) ______ (say), “You’re far too old to finish such a tough task!” Yu Gong, however, answered (4) ______ (firm), “When I die, my sons will carry on the work. Then their sons will take over, and so on. The mountains can’t grow any taller, but our family will go on (5) ______ (endless). Why can’t we make it?”
Encouraged by his strong will, the whole family started digging the mountains every day, carrying the earth and stones away with baskets. Their perseverance (6) ______ (touch) the gods in heaven. Deeply moved by Yu Gong’s persistence, two gods came down to the human world and used their magic power, (7) ______ (take) the two mountains away.
This story is never about foolishness, but about belief and steady (8) ______ (effort). It tells us that constant hard work can overcome seemingly impossible difficulties. It also reminds us that others’ laughter should never stop us from (9) ______ (chase) our dreams. The spirit of Yu Gong has become a symbol of perseverance in Chinese culture, (10) ______ (inspire) people to face all challenges bravely.
版本三
In ancient China, there lived an elderly man (1) ______ (call) Yu Gong. His house was surrounded by two huge mountains, (2) ______made it extremely hard for his family to travel around. One day, he called all his family members together and declared his plan to remove the two mountains (3)_________(complete).
His wife (4) ______( express) her doubts, and a wise neighbor laughed at his crazy idea, saying, “You’re far too old to finish such (5) ______ tough task!” Yu Gong, however, answered firmly, “When I die, my sons will carry on the work. Then their sons will take over, and so on. The mountains can’t grow any taller, but our family will go on endlessly. (6) ______ can’t we make it?”
Encouraged by his strong will, the whole family started digging the mountains every day, (7) ______(carry) the earth and stones away with baskets. Their perseverance touched the gods in heaven. Deeply moved by Yu Gong’s persistence, two gods came down to the human world and used their magic power to take the two mountains.
This story is never about (8) ______(foolish), but about belief and steady effort. It tells us that constant hard work can overcome seemingly (9) ______ (possible) difficulties. It also reminds us that others’ laughter should never stop us from chasing our dreams. The spirit of Yu Gong has become a symbol of (10) ______ (persevere) in Chinese culture, inspiring people to face all challenges bravely.
答案一
1. an 2. extremely 3. to remove 4. to finish 5. taller 6. Encouraged 7. using 8. belief 9. that 10. to face
答案二
1. was surrounded 2. declared 3. saying 4. firmly 5. endlessly 6. touched 7. taking 8. efforts 9. chasing 10. inspiring
答案三
1. called 2. which 3. completely 4. expressed 5. a 6. Why 7. carrying 8. foolishness 9. impossible 10. perseverance
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