Habit is second nature（習(xí)慣成自然）Here’s a story.

Once a farmer found a tin（錫）box while working in the field. In the box there was an old book. The farmer read it over and discovered that it was a book on magic（魔法）.

In the book it said that there was a stone on the beach that could turn anything into gold. Unlike all the others, the stone was warm. The farmer was amazed and decided to search the shore for the stone.

From morning to evening he would pick up stones and feel them. Then he would throw the stones far into the sea so that he wouldn’t pick up the same ones.

Days, weeks and months passed, and then a year and then another. But every stone he picked up was as cold as ice. He got so used to it that he would throw a stone into the sea as soon as he picked it up.

One evening as he was leaving for home, he saw a common stone in front of him. “This will be the last stone I ever pick up!” said the man hopelessly.

As soon as he put his fingers on the stone he threw it far into the sea. Then suddenly he realized that the stone was warm.

44. What did the farmer find while working in the field?

A. A warm stone.　　　 B. A tin box with a book on magic in it.　　　 C. Nothing.　　 D. Gold.

45. How long at least did the farmer search for the warm stone?

A. 365 days.　　　　　　 B. fifty-two weeks.　　　　　　　　　　 C. two years.　　　　 D. All his life.

46. What does the underlined word ones mean in the passage?

A. Books.　　　　　　　　 B. Stones.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Boxes.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Ice.

47. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. A Farmer. B. A warm stone. C. Force(力量)of habit. D. Throwing stones.

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