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.
| 小题1: | | A．packed | B．filled | C．took | D．carried |
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| 小题3: | | A．presented | B．mailed | C．delivered | D．showed |
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| 小题4: | | A．said | B．laughed | C．smiled | D．nodded |
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| 小题5: | | A．heart | B．mind | C．moment | D．occasion |
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| 小题6: | | A．smell | B．watch | C．taste | D．feel |
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| 小题8: | | A．apparently | B．still | C．sadly | D．quickly |
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| 小题9: | | A．however | B．instead | C．nevertheless | D．therefore |
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| 小题10: | | A．change | B．pretend | C．determine | D．agree |
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| 小题11: | | A．sweat | B．sense | C．promise | D．gift |
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| 小题12: | | A．clearer | B．fresher | C．sweeter | D．purer |
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| 小题13: | | A．simple | B．innocent | C．worthless | D．meaningless |
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| 小题14: | | A．Whether | B．If | C．Whatever | D．Whichever |
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| 小题15: | | A．pretended | B．lovely | C．abnormal | D．natural |
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| 小题16: | | A．devotion | B．comfort | C．imagination | D．appreciation |
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| 小题17: | | A．Unfortunately | B．Frankly | C．Strangely | D．Possibly |
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| 小题18: | | A．other than | B．rather than | C．better than | D．more than |
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| 小题19: | | A．persuade | B．teach | C．improve | D．advise |
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| 小题20: | | A．In a word | B．Otherwise | C．Thus | D．After all |
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