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ere’ s a horseshoe, pick it up and put it in your bag.” John said, “ It isn’ t worth the trouble.” His father said nothing, but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the money he bought some cherries (櫻桃 ). The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn’ t a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. John felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time his father dropped a cherry on the ground and John picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost no time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth. And so they went on. The farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When John had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, “ My dear son, if you had bent (彎腰 ) down early to pick up that horse shoe, it would not be necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that he who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.” 71. What did the father find on the road at first? A. A horse. B. A horseshoe. C. A bag. D. A cherry. 72. The farmer bought with the money after he sold the horseshoe. A. some bread B. some water C. some cherries D. some apples 73. What did the father do after his son refused to pick up the horseshoe? A. He beat his son. B. He said nothing. C. He felt very happy. D. He became very angry. 74. The father dropped the cherries one by one, because . A. he wanted to teach his son B. he wanted his son to do more exercise C. he wanted his son to eat them all D. he wanted to laugh at his son 75. The main idea of this story is . A. cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money C. if we want to eat cherries, we must pick up a horseshoe D. If we don’ t worry about the little things, we cannot do the great things (C) When you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will bee weak. When you start using them again, they slowly bee strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory (記憶 ) works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to bee strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault (過(guò)錯(cuò) ). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed (責(zé)備 ), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’ t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write but they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is being exercised the whole time. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering things in a way as other people do. 76. Someone can’ t have a good memory if . A. his parents don’ t have a good memory B. he can’ t read or write C. he doesn’ t use his memory D. he doesn’ t use his arms or legs for some time 77. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, . A. they bee weak and won’ t bee strong until you use them again B. they will bee stronger C. they bee weak but they slowly bee strong again D. you can’ t use them any more 78. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Your memory works in the diffe