It was a beautiful morning with a soft wind blowing.Jina the giraffe was walking on the grass.A group of zebras ran （1）　 .Jina looked at them and thought， "Zebras take such （2）　　 leaps.How easily they run!Look at my（3）　　— it is so strange﹣looking.

    Then she saw an elephant by the lake. "The elephant takes water in her long nose and sprays （喷 洒）it everywhere.She has so much fun.（4）　　I had a long nose，I would become happy like her. " Jina thought.

    Just then a crow came and sat on Jina's head. "Why are you so（5）　　？"

    Jina stood there with a sad face and said， "They all look so good，but I am so（6）　　. " "Jina，why do you think so？You （7）　　your own strengths，don't you？" said the crow.

    At that moment，a（8）　　came and said to Jina， "Jina，I need your（9）　　!My kid has climbed up a tree.Will you bring him down？"

    "Of course!" Jina stretched her long neck up and（10）　　brought the young lion down from the tree.

    "So much joy in helping!Did you （11）　　helping someone，Jina？" asked the crow.

    "It really feels very nice.Now I have understood how（12）　　 it is to have legs like long sticks and a long neck.I shouldn't consider them as my weaknesses.Instead I can（13）　　them into my strengths. "

    "Yes，instead of feeling sad by comparing（14）　　to others，you should make the most of what you have and be happy.In this way，we can（15）　　a happy and meaningful life. " said the crow.

    Jina the giraffe nodded and walked away with the crow happily.

（1）A.after	B.by	C.in	D.inside
（2）A.clever	B.stupid	C.beautiful	D.ugly
（3）A.walk	B.touch	C.dance	D.ride
（4）A.Because	B.Whether	C.If	D.Though
（5）A.pleased	B.angry	C.amazed	D.unhappy
（6）A.excellent	B.strange	C.pretty	D.narrow
（7）A.have	B.pick	C.lose	D.miss
（8）A.crow	B.giraffe	C.zebra	D.lion
（9）A.help	B.advice	C.choice	D.discussion
（10）A.carelessly	B.sadly	C.heavily	D.gently
（11）A.suggest	B.enjoy	C.prevent	D.refuse
（12）A.useless	B.awful	C.valuable	D.active
（13）A.separate	B.crash	C.take	D.change
（14）A.yourself	B.myself	C.herself	D.himself
（15）A.remain	B.live	C.provide	D.control