Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch.  "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!" the boy answered excitedly.  The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently.  Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, "Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process (過程) of digging !"
The boy's goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be achieved.  Not every job will end up with a success.  Not every dream will come true.  But when you can't achieve your goal, maybe you can say, "Yes, but look what I've found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!" It is in the digging that life is lived. is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.
小題1:What did the boy do after watching a program?
A. He bought a glass jar.            
B. He started to dig a hole.
C. He played with some visitors.
小題2:What did the older boys think of the little boy?
A. He was silly.                     
B. He was strict.
C. He was strong-minded.
小題3:When did the boy find the stones?
A. Before he met the older boys.     
B. When he wanted to give up digging.
C. After the older boys laughed at him.
小題4:What does the underlined sentence "It is in the digging that life is lived.” mean according to the article?
A. Life is to make a big success.      
B. Life is to find the colorful stones.
C. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.
小題5:Which is the best title for this article?
A. Enjoying the Process              
B. How to Achieve Goals
C. A Journey through the Earth

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:A
該短文屬于議論文。作者通過男孩挖地球的故事，闡明了一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)：成功與否，并不重要，關(guān)鍵是享受過程。
小題1:由第二段第一句，得知。
小題2:通過短文第二段，幾個(gè)孩子大笑，認(rèn)為不可能，得知。
小題3:發(fā)現(xiàn)彩石在第三段，是幾個(gè)孩子走后的時(shí)候發(fā)生的。
小題4:"It is in the digging that life is lived. "的意思是“以挖掘的方式生活，享受過程的樂趣”，作者強(qiáng)調(diào)實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)的過程。
小題5:B項(xiàng)是如何成就夢想，與短文內(nèi)容不符；C項(xiàng)是穿越地球之旅，也不符合文章意思。作者突出了享受實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想的過程。
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