Question

An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning, the ______ got up early and read his Bhagavad Gita(薄伽梵歌).

One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the book like you, but I can’t understand it, and I forget it easily. What’s the ______ of reading it?"

The grandfather said, "Take this coal(煤炭)basket down to the _______and bring me back a basket of water.”

The boy did as his grandfather said, but all the water ran ______ he got home. The grandfather laughed, "You have to move faster next time.”

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that it was ______ to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said, "I just want a basket of water. You’re not ______ hard enough.”

The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the basket into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said______, “Look, Grandpa, it’s useless! ”

"Watch the basket,” said the grandfather.

For the first time the boy found the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a ______ one, inside and out.

“Boy, you might not understand or remember ______ when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be ______, inside and out. That’s what you get from it.”

1.A.son B.father C.grandfather D.grandmother

2.A.time B.place C.use D.habit

3.A.house B.beach C.bridge D.river

4.A.if B.because C.until D.before

5.A.difficult B.interesting C.possible D.popular

6.A.playing B.trying C.jumping D.studying

7.A.sadly B.hopefully C.shyly D.carefully

8.A.white B.clean C.small D.long

9.A.somebody B.something C.anybody D.everything

10.A.different B.relaxed C.serious D.worried

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