A boy was walking home from school

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 hanging out over a tall fence.The boy wasn’t much of a fruiteater,__1__ a bar of chocolate if given the choice,__2__,as they say,the forbidden fruit can be tempting.Seeing the apple,the boy wanted it.The more he looked at it,the__3__ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe(脚尖),__4__ as high as he could,but even at his tallest __5__ he was unable to touch it.He began to __6__up and down,as high as he could,at the __7__ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple.Still it remained out of __8__.

Not giving up,he thought,if only he had something to __9__ on.His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to __10__ the things inside,like his lunch box,pencil case,and Gameboy. Looking __11__,he hoped he might find an old box,a rock,or,__12__ luck,even a ladder,but it was a tidy neighbourhood and there was nothing he could use.

He had tried everything he could think to do.__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 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 we are supposed to be able to __20__our feelings.If that’s the case,what can I do to feel better?"

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