There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists _____1_____. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he ____2_____
liked and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a ___3___ lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering ___4____ were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a _____5_____ picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains too. But there were rugged and ____6____. Above was an ____7____ sky from which rain fell, in which lightening ____8____. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look ____9____at all.
But when the King looked, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny ____10____growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her ____11____. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, ____12____ the mother bird on her nest…perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize?
The King ____13____ the second picture.
Do you know why?
“Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, ___14___, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your ____15___. That is the real meaning of peace.”
小题1: | A.tied | B.tried | C.died | D.mined |
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小题2: | A.probably | B.generally | C.really | D.finally |
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小题3: | A.calm | B.clean | C.clear | D.beautiful |
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小题4: | A.houses | B.mountains | C.fields | D.deserts |
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小题5: | A.awful | B.fearful | C.terrible | D.perfect |
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小题6: | A.bare | B.thick | C.strong | D.handsome |
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小题7: | A.sunny | B.happy | C.angry | D.kind |
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小题8: | A.predicted | B.drowned | C.expected | D.played |
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小题9: | A.dreadful | B.peaceful | C.grateful | D.respectful |
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小题10: | A.tree | B.grass | C.bush | D.flower |
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小题11: | A.room | B.kitchen | C.toilet | D.nest |
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小题12: | A.sat | B.trembled | C.shook | D.strained |
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小题13: | A.removed | B.chose | C.abandoned | D.postponed |
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小题14: | A.excitement | B.happiness | C.trouble | D.joy |
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小题15: | A.hand | B.mouth | C.stomach | D.heart |
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