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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 fruit eater,__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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