and Game Boy. Looking __11__， he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or __12__ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

　　He had tried everything he could think, __13__ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk __14__. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his __15__， and how he really wanted that apple. The more he __16__ like this, the more unhappy he became.

　　__17__， the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn't always get what he wanted. He soon started to say to himself, "This isn't __18__. I don't have the apple and I'm feeling miserable as well. There's __19__ more I can do to get the apple - that is unchangeable - but I am supposed to be able to __20__ my feelings. If that's the case, what can I do to feel better？"

　　1．A.offering B．preferring

　　C．receiving D．allowing

　　解析：选B　那个男孩儿不怎么吃水果，如果可以选择的话，他宁愿要一块巧克力，故选B项。

　　2．A.as long as B．as if

　　C．when D．as

　　解析：选D　但是正如人们经常说的那样，禁果可能是很诱人的。as 在此处引导非限定性定语从句，意为"正如"，故选D项。

　　3．A.angrier B．hungrier

　　C．sadder D．simpler

　　解析：选B　他越看那个苹果，他就越感觉饿，他也就越想要那个苹果。此处与下文中的"how hungry he had become from his __15__， and how he really wanted that apple"呼应，故选B项。

　　4．A.expanding B．stretching

　　C．swinging D．pulling

　　解析：选B　expand 意为"扩大"；stretch 意为"伸长(胳膊或腿)"；swing 意为"摇摆"；pull 意为"拉"。此处与下文中的"stretching his arms" 呼应，故选B项。

5．A.strength B．length