题目内容：

According to legend, a young man while wandering the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so sweet, he   21  his leather container so he could bring some   22  to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.

After a four-day journey he   23  the water to the old man who took a deep drink,   24  warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy   25 .

Later, the teacher let another student   26  the water. He spat it   27 , saying it was awful. It   28  had been no longer fresh and   29  unpleasant to drink because of the old leather container.

The student challenged his teacher: “Master, the water was smelly. Why did you   30  to like it?”

The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the   31 . The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be   32 .”

I think we understand this lesson best when we receive   33  gifts of love from young children.   34  it’s a tray or a bracelet, the   35  and proper response is   36  and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.

Gratitude doesn’t always come naturally.   37 , most children and many adults value only the thing given   38  the feeling embodied in it. We should remind ourselves and   39  our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude.   40 , gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

1.                A．packed         B．filled           C．took D．carried

 

2.                A．in             B．away           C．back D．up

 

3.                A．presented      B．mailed          C．delivered D．showed

 

4.                A．said           B．laughed         C．smiled    D．nodded

 

5.                A．heart          B．mind           C．moment  D．occasion

 

6.                A．smell          B．watch          C．taste D．feel

 

7.                A．away           B．out            C．off  D．on

 

8.                A．apparently      B．still            C．sadly D．quickly

 

9.                A．however        B．instead         C．nevertheless   D．therefore

 

10.               A．change         B．pretend        C．determine D．agree

 

11.               A．sweat          B．sense          C．promise   D．gift

 

12.               A．clearer         B．fresher         C．sweeter   D．purer

 

13.               A．simple         B．innocent        C．worthless  D．meaningless

 

14.               A．Whether       B．If             C．Whatever  D．Whichever

 

15.               A．pretended      B．lovely          C．abnormal D．natural

 

16.               A．devotion       B．comfort        C．imagination     D．appreciation

 

17.               A．Unfortunately    B．Frankly         C．Strangely  D．Possibly

 

18.               A．other than      B．rather than      C．better than     D．more than

 

19.               A．persuade       B．teach          C．improve   D．advise

 

20.               A．In a word       B．Otherwise      C．Thus  D．After all