A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree ⑴                  out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,  preferring a bar of chocolate if given the choice, ⑵              , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the ⑶           he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

Stretching as high as he could, but even at his tallest height he was unable to touch it. He began to ⑷           up and down, as high as he could, at the top of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of ⑸              .

Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to stand ⑹           . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to ⑺               the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking ⑻               , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, with luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

He had tried everything he could think to do. ⑼                seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk ⑽                . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his efforts, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he ⑾             like this, the more unhappy he became.

⑿              , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always

⒀          what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “This isn’t helpful, I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s nothing more I can do to get the apple—that is unchangeable—but we are supposed to be able to ⒁               our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?”

1. hanging  2. but  3. hungrier 4. jump 5. reach 6. on  7. damage /break 8. around 9. without

10. away 11. thought 12. However 13. get  14. change