8．A spring（泉水） keeper lived high above an Austrian village along the eastern part of the Alps in Central Europe．
The keeper of the spring has been（15）B a job many years earlier by a young town councilman（议员）．His job was to （16）A the leaves from the pools in the mountain．He looked around the hills regularly，cleared away the leaves and branches，and wiped away the silt（淤泥） that would otherwise have choked（堵塞） and polluted the（17）C flow of water．The village soon became a（an）（18）B attraction for vacationers．Swans floated along the clear spring，and the view from the top of the Alps was（19）C words．
Years passed．One evening the town council met for its meeting．（20）B they reviewed the budget（预算），one man's eye caught the salary figure being paid to the keeper of the spring．He said，"Who is old man？Why do we keep him year after year？No one ever sees him．For all we know，he is doing us no good．He isn't necessary any longer．"Then，they fired （解雇） the old man．
For several weeks，（21）A changed．
By early autumn，however，the tree leaves began to fall and fell into the pools，（22）B the rushing flow of sparking water．One afternoon someone noticed the spring water turn yellowish．A few days later，swans left，as did the tourists．Diseases reached deep into the village．
Quickly，the councilmen held a special meeting．Realizing their（23）D，they rehired the old keeper of the spring．And within a few weeks，the river of life began to clear up．Then，new life（24）Dto the village in the Alps．
Never look down on the seeming smallness of one's task，job，or life!Even though it is rather small，it does make a difference．
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The keeper of the spring has been（15）B a job many years earlier by a young town councilman（议员）．His job was to （16）A the leaves from the pools in the mountain．He looked around the hills regularly，cleared away the leaves and branches，and wiped away the silt（淤泥） that would otherwise have choked（堵塞） and polluted the（17）C flow of water．The village soon became a（an）（18）B attraction for vacationers．Swans floated along the clear spring，and the view from the top of the Alps was（19）C words．
Years passed．One evening the town council met for its meeting．（20）B they reviewed the budget（预算），one man's eye caught the salary figure being paid to the keeper of the spring．He said，"Who is old man？Why do we keep him year after year？No one ever sees him．For all we know，he is doing us no good．He isn't necessary any longer．"Then，they fired （解雇） the old man．
For several weeks，（21）A changed．
By early autumn，however，the tree leaves began to fall and fell into the pools，（22）B the rushing flow of sparking water．One afternoon someone noticed the spring water turn yellowish．A few days later，swans left，as did the tourists．Diseases reached deep into the village．
Quickly，the councilmen held a special meeting．Realizing their（23）D，they rehired the old keeper of the spring．And within a few weeks，the river of life began to clear up．Then，new life（24）Dto the village in the Alps．
Never look down on the seeming smallness of one's task，job，or life!Even though it is rather small，it does make a difference．
| 15．A．brought | B．offered | C．found | D．worked |
| 16．A．remove | B．use | C．burn | D．cut |
| 17．A．dirty | B．grey | C．fresh | D．dried |
| 18．A．expensive | B．popular | C．unwelcome | D．tough |
| 19．A．under | B．above | C．beyond | D．past |
| 20．A．Since | B．As | C．Because | D．If |
| 21．A．nothing | B．something | C．anything | D．everything |
| 22．A．protecting | B．preventing | C．providing | D．producing |
| 23．A．feelings | B．pollution | C．harm | D．mistakes |
| 24．A．repaired | B．replied | C．reached | D．returned |
