题目内容：

A king wanted to give a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many     tried. The king        all the pictures. But there were only          he really liked, and he had to           between them. One picture had a        lake. The lake was a perfect            for peaceful mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy（绒毛状的）          clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a           picture of peace.

The          picture had mountains, too.           they were bare. Above was a(n)          sky, and in it there were rain and           . Down the side of the mountain tumbled(翻滚) a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful          .

But when the king looked          , he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush          in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her          . There, in the midst of the bush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest — in perfect peace.

Which picture do you think will win the prize? The king chose the            picture. Do you know why? “Because,”          the king, “peace does not            to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your            . That is the real meaning of peace.”

1.A. singers   B. writers   C. citizens  D. artists

2.A. looked at      B. looked back    C. looked into D. looked around

3.A. one        B. three   C. two   D. four

4.A. make       B. count       C. choose  D. correct

5.A. clean       B. calm       C. deep      D. shallow

6.A. water       B. picture   C. mirror  D. waterfall

7.A. colorful  B. white   C. heavy  D. thick

8.A. meaningful    B. hard    C. modern  D. wonderful

9.A. other       B. beautiful   C. old   D. last

10.A. But   B. And    C. So   D. As

11.A. nice       B. angry       C. fine       D. lovely

12.A. planes     B. kites      C. lightning      D. birds

13.A. easily   B. at last      C. at least  D. at all

14.A. meaningfully B. politely      C. curiously     D. carefully

15.A. growing  B. falling      C. playing  D. dying

16.A. room   B. hole          C. body         D. nest

17.A. first   B. second         C. perfect  D. real

18.A. ordered   B. explained      C. thought  D. suggested

19.A. mean   B. have       C. come      D. happen

20.A. nest   B. picture      C. heart      D. home