Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池子).The king then told his people that one person
15 each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be
16 of milk.
After
17 the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just
18 a glass of water and put that into the pond instead.
19 it was dark at night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and
20 home.
In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his surprise, the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea
21 that man. They all thought, “I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”
Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that
22 will take care of it.
23 , it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a
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| 小题2: | | A．filled | B．empty | C．crowded | D．full |
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| 小题3: | | A．giving | B．refusing | C．receiving | D．offering |
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| 小题4: | | A．hide | B．steal | C．waste | D．drink |
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| 小题5: | | A．If | B．Since | C．While | D．After |
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| 小题6: | | A．left | B．came | C．returned | D．arrived |
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| 小题8: | | A．others | B．the others | C．none | D．neither |
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| 小题9: | | A．However | B．Instead | C．Therefore | D．Of course |
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| 小题10: | | A．face | B．mistake | C．living | D．difference |
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