题目内容：

I once had a friend who grew to be close to me. Once when we were sitting on the edge of a swimming pool, she  21  the palm (手掌) of her hand with some water and  22  it before me, saying, “You see the water  23  contained in my hand? It stands for love.”

  This was how I saw it:  24  you keep your hand carefully open and allow it to  25  there, it will always be there. However, if you  26  to close your fingers round it and try to  27  it, it will spill through the first cracks（缝隙） it  28  .

  Now I see this is the biggest  29  that people make when they meet  30  …they try to possess（拥有，占用） it, they demand, they  31  …and just like the water spilling out of your hand, love will  32 from you. For love is meant to be free, you cannot  33  its nature even in your lifetime. If there are people you love, allow them to be  34  beings.

  Give, but don’t expect. Advise, but don’t  35  . Ask, but never demand.

  It might sound  36  , but it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to  37 . It is the secret to true love. To truly practice it, you must sincerely feel  38  expectations from those who you love.

  If you love something, set it free; if it  39 , it’s yours; if it doesn’t, it  40  was.

1.A. washed         B. painted          C. filled       D. wetted

2. A. poured        B. held             C. spilled          D threw

3. A. constantly        B. carefully        C. hurriedly        D. nervously

4.A. Though         B. Before       C. Once         D. If

5.A. leave              B. remain       C. stand        D. fall

6. A. attempt       B. fail             C. refuse       D. agree 

7.A. watch          B. protect          C. possess          D. drink

8.A. loses              B. digs             C. breaks       D. finds

9.A. choice         B. decision         C. joke             D. mistake 

10.A. love              B. hope         C. trouble          D. failure

11.A. give              B. expect       C. suggest          D. allow

12.A. escape        B. suffer       C. learn        D. hear

13.A. test              B. observe          C. keep         D. change

14.A valuable       B. free             C. secret           D. private

15. A. order            B. imagine          C. remind       D. invite

16. A. possible         B. important    C. simple       D. complex

17.A. express       B. describe         C. think        D. practice

18. A. other            B. no           C. many         D. some

19.A. comes back        B. stands up        C. drops in     D. leaves off

20.A. seldom        B. often        C. never        D. always