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   41   his leather container so he could bring some   42   to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.

After a four-day journey he   43   the water to the old man who took a deep drink,   44   warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy   45  .

Later, the teacher let another student   46   the water. He spat it   47  , saying it was awful. It   48   had been no longer fresh and   49   unpleasant to drink because of the old leather container.

The student challenged his teacher: “Master, the water was smelly. Why did you   50   to like it?”

The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the   51  . The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be   52  .”

I think we understand this lesson best when we receive   53   gifts of love from young children.   54   it’s a tray or a bracelet, the   55   and proper response is   56   and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.

Gratitude doesn’t always come naturally.   57  , most children and many adults value only the thing given   58   the feeling embodied in it. We should remind ourselves and   59   our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude.   60  , gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

41. A. packed                   B. filled                   C. took                 D. carried

42. A. in                   B. away                C. back                D. up

43. A. presented                B. mailed                C. delivered                 D. showed

44. A. said                B. laughed             C. smiled              D. nodded

45. A. heart                B. mind                C. moment                  D. occasion

46. A. smell                 B. watch            C. taste                D. feel

47. A. away                B. out                    C. off                 D. on

48. A. apparently                B. still                     C. sadly              D. quickly

49. A. however               B. instead          C. nevertheless          D. therefore

50. A. change             B. pretend              C. determine        D. agree

51. A. sweat                B. sense                       C. promise            D. gift

52. A. clearer              B. fresher                      C. sweeter            D. purer

53. A. simple               B. innocent            C. worthless         D. meaningless

54. A. Whether             B. If                     C. Whatever         D. Whichever

55. A. pretended                B. lovely                  C. abnormal                 D. natural

56. A. devotion            B. comfort                      C. imagination       D. appreciation

57. A. Unfortunately      B. Frankly              C. Strangely           D. Possibly

58. A. other than                B. rather than         C. better than               D. more than

59. A. persuade           B. teach                 C. improve            D. advise

60. A. In a word            B. Otherwise          C. Thus                D. After all

 — Are you going to live with us this summer, Auntie Rosemary?

   — ______, dear.

   A. I don’t expect so         B. Don’t mention it   C. Never mind               D. It doesn’t matter

 Washington ______ get very hot and sticky in summertime. July and August are usually the warmest months.

A. must                B. can                  C. should         D. might

 The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see ______ the next year.

   A. carried out           B. carrying out         C. carry out            D. to carry out

 Dr Sun Yat-sen had ______ for the independence of the country and happiness of the people in all his life.

   A. hungered            B. struggled                    C. longed                      D. thirsted

 ______ by keeping down costs will Power-Data hold its advantage over other companies.

   A. Yet                      B. Just                            C. Still                    D. Only

 Most companies’ marketing effort is ______ getting customers, with little attention paid to keeping them.

A. relied on              B. focused on          C. pulled on           D. taken on

 ______ how mirrors produce image, we need to know what light does.

A. Understanding   B. Understood         C. To understand         D. Having understood

 Mo Yan, this year’s Nobel Prize winner in Literature, believes reading is ______ first stirred his imagination and gave him a way with words.

   A. that                      B. something           C. what                  D. which

 When you reach the other end of the bridge, I ______ right there to show you the way.

A. wait                      B. have waited       C. was waiting               D. will be waiting