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完形补文 A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She was tired of fighting and __1__(struggle). It seems that as one problem was __2__(solve), a new one __3__(arise). Her mother took her to the kitchen. She placed carrot__4__(carrot), eggs, and ground coffee beans __5___(respective) in three pots with _6___(boil) water. In about twenty __7___(minute) she turned off the burners. Her mother brought her daughter closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she __8___(observe)the hard boiled egg. __9__(Final), the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich flavor. Her mother explained that each of these __10___(object) had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted _11__(different). The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting . However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protectd its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they actually changed the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain.When the water gets hot, it _12__(release) the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their __13__(bad), you get better and change the situation around you.