Adaughtertoldherfatheraboutherlifeandsaidthingsweresohardforher.Itseemedasoneproblemwassolvedanewoneappeared.Herfatheracooktookhertothekitchen.Hefilledthreepotswithwaterandplacedeachonahighfire.So

Adaughtertoldherfatheraboutherlifeandsaidthingsweresohardforher.Itseemedasoneproblemwassolvedanewoneappeared.Herfatheracooktookhertothekitchen.Hefilledthreepotswithwaterandplacedeachonahighfire.Soonthepotscametoaboil.Inoneheplacecarrotsinthesecondheplacedeggsandinthelastheplacedground(磨碎的)coffeebeans.Heletthemsitandboilwithoutsayingaword.

Thedaughterwaitedwonderingwhathewasdoing.Inabouttwentyminutesheturnedoffthefire.Hetookthecarrotsoutandplacedtheminabowl.Thenhepouredthecoffeeoutandplaceditinacup.Turningtoherheasked“Darlingwhatdoyousee?”“Carrotseggsandcoffee”shereplied.

Hebroughthercloserandaskedhertofeelthecarrots.Shedidandnotedthattheyweresoft.Hethenaskedhertotakeaneggandbreakit.Afterpullingofftheshellshesawthehard-boiledegg.Finallyheaskedhertodrinkthecoffee.Shesmiledasshetastedit“WhatdoesitmeanFather?”

Heexplainedthateachofthemhadfacedthesametroubleboilingwaterbuteachreacted(反应)differently.Thecarrotwentinstrongandhard.Butafterbeingintheboilingwateritsoftenedandbecameweak.Theegghadbeeneasytobreak.Itsthinoutershellhadprotecteditsinside.Butaftersittingthroughtheboilingwateritsinsidebecamehardened.Thegroundcoffeebeansweredifferenthowever.Aftertheywereintheboilingwatertheychangedthewater.“Whichareyou?”heaskedhisdaughter.“Whentroubleknocksonyourdoorwhatdoyoudo?Areyouacarrotaneggoracoffeebean?”

( )1.Awomanlostherjobtenyearsago.Sheopenedatoyshopthenandhasnowbecomeasuccessfulbusinesswoman.Sowecansayshe’slike_________.

A.acarrot B.anegg C.acoffeebean D.thefather

( )2.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethetitle?

A.Faceuptodifficulties B.DaughterandFather

C.CarrotsEggsandCoffeeBeansD.Trouble

( )3.Fromthepassageweknowthefather_________.

A.wasagoodcook B.wasgoodatmakingcoffee

C.scoldedhisdaughter D.wantedtoencouragehisdaughter