Once upon a time there lived a wise king who wanted to marry off his favorite daughter．He （39）　　how he could find the right person．Finally，the king had an（40）　

　．He decided to hold a contest（比赛） to decided which gentleman would achieve this great honor．The king ordered that anyone（41）　　wanted to marry the princess must report to the palace．To win his daughter，a man must fill up a whole room with a（an） （42）　　thing very quickly．

The first brave man anived at the palace．He brought bags full of feathers．With great（43）　　，he started to fill the large room with feathers，but time ran out and he failed．

The next day，（44）　　young man tried to quickly fill the room，this time with beautiful silk．Time ran out again，and he left the palace（45）　　．

The contest went on day afterday，（46）　　contestants hoped to pass the test but no one （47）　　．The king began to lose heart．Wasn't anyone in the kingdom qualified（有资格的）to many the beautiful princess？

One day，a young man arrived at the palace empty﹣handed．The king wondered how this man planned to win the contest．Entering the room，the young man （48）　　the lights．He reached into his pocket，got a small（49）　　and lit it．In no time，the light filled the whole room．

The king was very happy because he had found the perfect match for his lovely daughter．

To get through a problem，sometimes we must（50）　　the way we're thinking about it．We need to re﹣educate ourselves by looking at the problem in a different way．

39．A．surprised	B．wondered	C．hoped	D．recognized
40．A．opinion	B．impression	C．idea	D．opportunity
41．A．whom	B．who	C．which	D．why
42．A．expensive	B．cheap	C．heavy	D．light
43．A．confidence	B．doubt	C．shame	D．sadness
44．A．the other	B．another	C．any other	D．other
45．A．disappointed	B．happily	C．excited	D．freely
46．A．hundred	B．Hundred of	C．Hundreds	D．Hundreds of
47．A．success	B．succeeded	C．successful	D．successfully
48．A．put off	B．put up	C．put out	D．put down
49．A．candle	B．ice	C．stone	D．gold
50．A．follow	B．change	C．turn	D．make．