题目内容
阅读下面短文.按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1—10的相应位置上。
A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. 1___water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder 2 __ had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man 3 ( present ) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled 4 ( warm ), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home 5 a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let 6 student taste the water. He spit it out, __7___(say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like ____8__ ?" The teacher replied, " You tasted the water. I tasted the girl. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be 9__ (sweet). "
We understand this lesson best 10 we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
1.The 2. who 3.presented 4.warmly 5.with 6.another 7.saying 8.it 9.sweeter 10.when