One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to manage time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never1.
He put a wide-mouth jar (罐子) on the table. Then he2some rocks and carefully placed them into the jar, one at a time. When3rocks would fit inside, he4, “Is this jar full?”
Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put5small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went6into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group 7, “Is this jar full?”
“Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and8some sand into the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked question, “Is this jar full?
“No,” the class shouted. Once more the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar10it was full. The he asked, “What is the point here?” One student11his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can12put more things in.”
“No,” the teacher replied, “that’s not the13. What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all.14are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Time with your friends, your education or your dreams? Remember to put the15in first, or you’ll never get others in at all.?”
小题1:A．rememberB．likeC．forgetD．think小题2:A．handed inB．took outC．gave awayD．put away小题3:A．no moreB．not moreC．no manyD．not many小题4:A．answeredB．readC．askedD．said小题5:A．noB．fewC．anyD．some小题6:A．upB．outC．downD．away小题7:A．no moreB．againC．a third time D．a fourth time小题8:A．sentB．putC．boughtD．collected小题9:A．sameB．differentC．difficultD．common小题10:A．sinceB．tillC．whileD．because小题11:A．offeredB．placedC．raisedD．shook小题12:A．alwaysB．alreadyC．neverD．hardly小题13:A．pointB．exampleC．promiseD．story小题14:A．WhenB．WhatC．WhoD．Why小题15:A．sandB．small stonesC．big rocksD．water