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t never too__21__with what you are.” There is a story about a farmer who saw a tiger’ s tail__22__between two large a hurry, he seized the tail of a sudden he realized he had an angry tiger by the__24__and only two__25__stood between him and the tiger’ s teeth and claws! So there he remained, __26__to loosen his hold on the__27__animal’ s tail in case he will surely be killed. A monk happened to go by and the farmer called out in__28__, “ Come over here and help tiger! ” The monk said, “ Oh, cannot do cannot take the__30__of another.” Then he went on to deliver a long__31__against the while, the farmer was holding__32__to the tail of the angry tiger. When the monk finally finished his__33__, the farmer asked, “ If you won’ t kill the tiger, then__34__e and hold its tail while I kill it.” B. excited C. contented D. surprised 22. B. dropping C. turning D. trembling 23. B. examined C. pulled D. appreciated B. ear C. arm D. tail 25. B. rocks C. hills D. fences 26. B. ready C. eager D. anxious[ 27. B. big C. angry D. hungry 28. B. fear C. person D. order 29. B. save C. catch D. kill 30. B. wealth C. thing D. heart 31. B. teaching The monk thought that perhaps, it would be all right to__35__hold the tiger’ s tail, so he__36__and farmer, however, turned and walked away down the road. The monk__37__after him, “ Come back here and kill the tiger! ” “ Oh, no, ” the farmer replied.“ You have__38__me! ” If the largest room in the world is“ room for improvement” , then it is good to leave__39__of room for life of change ! A life of growth ! And always leaving room for__40__. It’ s the only way to live. C. prayer D. information 32. B. securely C. tightly D. closely 33. B. work C. meal D. lesson 34. least B. at most C. after all D. first of all 35. B. simply C. hardly D. mainly 36. B. hesitated C. agreed D. arranged 37. B. laughed C. plained D. shouted 38. B. changed C. helped D. forted 39. B. much C. les