My name is Tom， When I was young， I was always sad， almost everything ending in failure． I completely lost my heart， sighing（叹息） unhappily all day． Having seen me like that， my father decided to cheer me up．

One day， he gave me a cup of water and asked me to taste it． I found it salty． My father said he just put one small spoonful of salt in the cup． And then， he led me to a lake， where he threw a big handful（一把） of salt into the lake， picked up a spoon of water and let me taste it again． He asked， "Does it still taste salty？"' "Not at all，" I said． My father said， "Now you may know the reason of your pain： you are just a cup of water， but not a lake． Be a lake and you won't feel sad any more．"

I came to understand my father's purpose： I feel frustratedbecause my heart is as small as a cup of water． He hoped that I can be a person with a heart like a lake．

（1）When tom was young， almost failed to do 　　．

A．	nothing
B．	something
C．	everything
D．	none

（2）What did his father do first to help him？ He 　　．

A．	led him to leak
B．	asked him to taste salty water in the cup
C．	asked him to taste water in a lake
D．	explained the reason to his actions

（3）What is not mentioned in the text？ 　　

A．	A cup of water
B．	A spoon of salt
C．	A spoon of water
D．	A big handful of salty of water

（4）How did the father make his idea clear to his son？ 　　

A．	By letting his son experience
B．	By letting his son do research
C．	By letting his son read
D．	Both A and C

（5）The underlined world " frustrated" means 　　here．

A．	surprised
B．	upset
C．	rude
D．	polite