There was once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he   36   to become the master of the whole world. So he raised a great   37   and made war on other countries. He conquered(征服，打败） many kings and   38   many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of   39  .
For a long time he wandered in   40   from place to place. His enemies were   41   him. He was about to lose all hope.
One day he was   42   under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a wanderer for twenty days. He couldn’t   43   any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of the tree. He looked more   44   and saw it was an ant,  45  a grain of wheat（麦粒） as large as itself.
There was a   46  in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant.
“You are   47  , Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he   48  , the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it   49   held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane 50   the little insect. It tried the second time, the third time ... the twentieth time — but always with the same  51  . Then it tried the twenty-first time.   52  , one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place where it had   53   so often. The next minute it climbed   54   into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “you’ve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again,   55   I succeed.”
And this he did.

A．failed B．learned C．chose D．wished

A．party B．family C．army D．group

A．burned B．defended C．rebuilt D．developed

A．business B．battle C．sports D．wheat

A．peace B．relief C．puzzlement D．fear

A．fighting against B．looking for C．caring about D．calling on

A．lying B．singing C．sleeping D．practicing

A．grow up B．get around C．carry on D．stay up

A．quickly B．excitedly C．seriously D．closely

A．eating B．carrying C．discovering D．picking

A．hole B．cave C．leaf D．flower

A．hungry B．small C．brave D．smart

A．discussed B．explained C．complained D．spoke

A．only B．still C．also D．even

A．watched B．touched C．helped D．guided

A．goal B．method C．result D．reason

A．Hurriedly B．Gently C．Slowly D．Sadly

A．stopped B．appeared C．prepared D．fallen

A．worriedly B．safely C．freely D．calmly

A．till B．after C．if D．because