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A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake. So they stopped there to rest for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, “Could you please get me some water from the lake ?”

One of the followers walked to the lake. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts started crossing the lake. As a result, the water became very muddy(浑浊的).

Then he went back, and told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not fit to drink. After they had rested for about half an hour. the wise man again asked the same follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. And the follower went to the lake. This time he found that all the mud had settled (沉淀)to the bottom. the water was very clear and looked fit to drink. So he filled his water bottle and took it to the wise man.

The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower. “ See what you did to make the water clean?” he said. “you let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its own, so that you could get some clear drinking water. Your mind can also be like that lake when it is disturbed (使恼怒)by something. If you just let it be and give it a little time, it will most likely settle down on its own without you having to put in any effort at all to calm it.”

1.Water in the lake became very muddy after__________.

A.the wise man said he felt thirsty B.the follower left the lake

C.some people washed clothes in it D.several carts crossed the lake

2.The water became clear again because__________.

A.the mud was carried away by the carts

B.people stopped washing their clothes in it

C.the mud had settled to the bottom

D.the follower did something to make it clear

3.The underlined word"it"in Paragraph 3 refers to__________

A.a cart B.some mud C.a bottle D.a stone

4.According to the wise man, how can you keep your mind clear?

A.Give it some time to settle down on its own.

B.Go to a lake and get ideas from it.

C.Put in a lot of effort to calm it.

D.Ask others to help you out when you are disturbed.

One day,a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said,“Look!There's a horseshoe(马蹄铁). Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said,“It isn't worth(值得)the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town,they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the money he bought some grapes.

It was very hot,and there wasn't a house or a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time,his father dropped a grape on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while,his father dropped another grape and once again,his son picked it up and put it in his mouth.

And then they went on. The old farmer dropped the grapes and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the grapes,his father said to him,“My dear son,if you had bent down(俯身)early to pick up that horseshoe,it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the grapes,always remember the lesson. A person who cares about the little things will meet with most success.

根据短文内容。选择最佳答案。

1.__________ picked up the horseshoe.

A.The father B.The son

C.Nobody D.The shop assistant

2.The father bought some __________ after he sold the horseshoe.

A.money B.grapes C.trees D.water

3.Thomas picked up the grapes and ate them because __________.

A.his father wanted him to eat them B.he liked them

C.he was thirsty D.he wanted to sell them

4.The father dropped the grapes one by one because he wanted __________.

A.his son to eat them all B.to teach his son a lesson

C.to make fun of his son D.to show his love

5.From the passage, we can learn that __________.

A.if we want to eat grapes, we must pick up a horseshoe

B.a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us much money

C.we should care about small things before we do the great things.

D.it's important to pick up a horseshoe on the road

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