On a hot summer morning, an old fisherman was fishing near a river． A child went by seeing him fishing． After a few minutes, the child found that the fisherman was really good （1）　　 fishing． Because he didn't spend long （2）　　 a full basket of fish． As the fisherman felt that the child was clever, he offered him some fish． But the child （3）　　 his head． The fisherman asked in （4）　　, "Why not want the fish？"

    The child pointed at the fishing rod （杆） in his hands and said, "I only want that．"

    "Why do you only want the rod ？"Asked the fisherman．

    "Eating up all the fish you gave doesn't take long． But if I have a fishing rod, I can go （5）　　by myself and I won't be afraid of not having any more fish to eat．"

    I think you will （6）　　 say that the child is very cute． Wrong! I think if he doesn't know （7）　　 to fish, he can't have fish to eat, even though he has the fishing rod． So it's （8）　　 to only have a fishing rod． Fishing skills are the （9）　　 important, not the fishing rod．

    In modern society, some people think that if they have a "fishing rod" in their life, they'll （10）　　 fear the wind and rain, just like the child who thought that if he had a fishing rod, he would have fish to eat．

（1）A． for	B． in	C． at	D． with
（2）A． to catch	B． in	C． for catching	D． catching
（3）A． lifted	B． nodded	C． shook	D． shaked
（4）A． surprises	B． surprise	C． surprised	D． surprising
（5）A． fished	B． fishing	C． fishes	D． fish
（6）A． mainly	B． finally	C． exactly	D． certainly
（7）A． how	B．where	C． what	D． when
（8）A． harmless	B． homeless	C． useless	D． careless
（9）A． most	B． least	C． less	D． more
（10）A． not long	B． not longer	C． no long	D． no longer