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　　What's the real meaning of the word“peace”?The(1)________ story may tell us some-thing about it．

　　There was once a king who offered an award to an artist who could paint the(2)________ picture of peace．Many(3)________ tried．The king looked at all the pictures．But there were only two he really liked and he had to choose between them．

　　One picture was a calm lake．The lake was a perfect thing for peace because of the high mountains around it．Overhead was a blue sky with white clouds．(4)________ who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace．

　　The other picture had mountains too．But they were rugged(高低不平的)．Above was the dark sky, from which heavy rain fell．A waterfall was rushing down the side of the mountain．This did not look(5)________ at all．But when the king looked(6)________, he found behind the waterfall a very small bush(7)________ in the midst(在……中)of the waterfall and a mother bird sitting on her nest in perfect peace．

　　The king gave the award to the artist who painted the(8)________ picture．Why?“Be-cause,”explained the king,“peace does not mean to(9)________ in a place where there is no(10)________, no trouble or hard work．Peace means in the midst of all those things, you're still calm in your heart．That's the real meaning of peace．”

Many years ago, a rich man found that someone wan taking valuable things from his house. He locked all the doors and all the windows .Still the things went. It must be one of the servants! How could he catch the servant? He thought of a good plan.
Late one evening. When it was dark, he called all the servants together, “There is a thief in the house, but I know how to catch him.”He said.”In the next room there is a square box. In that box there is a chicken which is magic. Each of you must go into the room alone. It is quite dark in the room. You must feel your way to the table and press the first finger of your right hand on the top of the box. If you are not the thief, nothing will happen. If you are the thief, the chicken will make such a loud sound that everyone in the house will hear it.”Some of the servants said that they did not want to do this. They were frightened of the magic chicken. But the man said that they must do what he said. If they had done nothing wrong. They had nothing to fear.
So the servants went into the dark room one at a time, while the rest listened carefully. Soon everyone had been in the room. but the chicken made no sound.”Good “said the man.”Now I know who the thief is! The servants looked very surprised.“Show me your right hands! The chicken did not make a sound for a very good reason. There is no chicken in the box at all! But the top of the box was covered with paint. You all have paint on your fingers, except for one person. That person is the thief, and he was afraid to put his finger on the box.”He pointed to one of the servants.”Your finger is clean! You are the thief!”
【小题1】Were the rich man call all the servants together?
A. Yes, they were. B. No, they weren’t.   C.I don’t know.
【小题2】When did the rich man call all the servants together?
A. In the morning B. In the afternoon C. In the evening
【小题3】 Did the rich man catch the thief at last?
A. Yes, he did B. No, he didn’t   C. He gave up the plan
【小题4】 Which of the following is NOT true?
A. There was paint on the box.
B. All of the servants touched the box.
C. All of the servants went into the dark room
【小题5】 What do you think of the rich man?
A. Brave.   B. Clever   C. Friendly.

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Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a short and wet room last year. Now their daughter was born, the room was too narrow for them to live in. Last Friday, after the factory paid out wages（工资）, Mr. Brown had to borrow some money from his friends and bought an old house. It’s a little bigger and drier than the old one. But the walls were very dirty. Mrs. Brown told her husband to paint them.
It was Saturday. Mr. Brown didn’t go to work. He came in a paint shop and bought two cans（罐） of paint. It was made in(由┅生产) Japan. He looked at the directions(说明书) for a long time, but he couldn’t understand it at all. Before leaving the shop, he had to ask the shopkeeper, “Can I put this paint on myself, sir?”
It seemed the shopkeeper didn’t understand him. He looked at Mr. Brown up and down and then he said,” You’d better put it on the wall, sir. It would look better, I think.”
【小题1】Mr. Brown works in a _______________.
【小题2】There are _____________ people in Mr. Brown’s family now.
【小题3】The house they bought was a little bigger and drier, but the walls were very _______.
【小题4】Mr. Brown bought two cans of paint, but he didn’t _______________ the directions.
【小题5】The two cans of paint are made in _______________.
【小题6】The shopkeeper thought Mr. Brown would paint not on the walls, but on his _______.

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What’s the real meaning of the word “peace(和平,安宁)”? The 1 _ story may tell us something about it .
There was once a king who offered an award to an artist who could paint the 2 picture of peace . _3 tried . The king looked at all the pictures .But there were only two he really liked and he had to choose between the two .
One picture was a calm lake .The lake was a perfect thing for peace _4__ of the high mountains around it .Overhead was a blue sky with clouds .Anyone who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains too . But they were rugged（高低不平） .Above was the dark sky, from which heavy rain fell . A waterfall was rushing down the side of the mountain . This did not look peaceful at all . But when the king look __5__ ,he found behind the waterfall a very small bush _6__ in the middle of the waterfall and a mother bird sitting on her nest in perfect peace .
The king gave the award to the artist who painted the __7_ picture . Why？
“because” , explained the king. “ peace doesn’t mean __8_ in a place where there is no__9__ , no trouble or hard work” . Peace 10 in the midst of all those things, you’re still calm in you heart .This is the real meaning of peace.

It was Saturday. Mr. Brown didn’t go to work. He came in a paint shop and bought two cans（罐） of paint. It was made in(由┅生产) Japan. He looked at the directions(说明书) for a long time, but he couldn’t understand it at all.Before leaving the shop, he had to ask the shopkeeper, “Can I put this paint on myself, sir?”
It seemed the shopkeeper didn’t understand him. He looked at Mr. Brown up and down and then he said,” You’d better put it on the wall, sir. It would look better, I think.”

1.
Mr. Brown works in a _______________.
2.
There are _____________ people in Mr. Brown’s family now.
3.
The house they bought was a little bigger and drier, but the walls were very _______.
4.
Mr. Brown bought two cans of paint, but he didn’t _______________ the directions.
5.
The two cans of paint are made in _______________.
6.
The shopkeeper thought Mr. Brown would paint not on the walls, but on his _______.

This painting ________ to a museum in New York in 1997.

Mr. Brown works in a _______________.

There are _____________ people in Mr. Brown’s family now.

The house they bought was a little bigger and drier, but the walls were very _______.

Mr. Brown bought two cans of paint, but he didn’t _______________ the directions.

The two cans of paint are made in _______________.

The shopkeeper thought Mr. Brown would paint not on the walls, but on his _______.

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