One day at the end of the class, a wise teacher told each of her students to 　1 a plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school.

　 The next day she told her students: “From today on, for every person you don't like in your lives, you can choose a potato, write the person's name and the date 　2 it and then put it in the plastic bag.” Day after day, some of the students' bags were very 　3 . They were then told to carry this bag with them everywhere they went for a week. They would put it inside their quilts 4 , on the seats when sitting in a car or on a bus , and next to their desks at school. The days carrying the bag around with them 　5 students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to it all the time 　6 they wouldn't forget it. As time passed by, the potatoes went bad and 　7 nasty(恶心). They all tired to get rid of them.

　 Too often we think of tolerance（宽容）as a gift to 　8 people, and it clearly is for ourselves! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred（仇恨）in our 　9 , we will have to

carry them around all our lives.

　 Do you think you have got 　10 from the wise teacher and what she asked her students to do?

1. A. take　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　 D. show

2. A. in　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　 D. with

3. A. heave　　　　 B. strong　　　　 C. light　　　　　 D. big

4. A. in the morning　 B. in the afternoon C. during the day　 D. at night

5. A. kept　　　　　 B. made　　　　　 C. asked　　　　　 D. allowed

6. A. as soon as　　 B. since　　　　　 C. so that　　　　 D. until

7. A. sounded　　　 B. tasted　　　　　 C. smelt　　　　　 D. felt

8. A. another　　　 B. other　　　　　 C. the other　　　 D. others

9. A. hands　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　　 C. stomachs　　　 D. hearts

10. A. anything　　 B. nothing　　　　 C. somebody　　　 D. Anybody

Once　upon　a　time,　a　young　man　was　standing　in　the　middle　of　the　town　announcing　that　he　had　the　most　beautiful　heart　in　the　world.　A　large　crowd　gathered,　and　they　al　praised　his　heart　for　it　was　perfect.
Suddenly,　an　old　man　appeared　and　said,　“Why　,your　heart　is　not　as　beautiful　as　mine.”
The　old　man’s　heart　was　ful　of　scars（伤疤）.　Some　pieces　of　his　heart　were　removed　and　some　pieces　from　other　people　were　put　in,　but　they　didn’t　fit　quite　right.　So　there　were　several　jagged（锯齿状的）edges.　In　fact,　there　were　stil　some　holes　in　his　heart　where　the　pieces　were　missing.
The　 young　 man　 laughed,“Comparing　yours　with　mine,　mine　is　perfect　and　yours　is　a　mess.”
“Yes,”said　the　old　man.　“But,　every　scar　shows　that　I　took　out　a　piece　of　my　heart　and　gave　it　to　a　person,　and　often　he　gave　me　a　piece　of　his　heart　in　return.”
“Why　do　you　have　some　jagged　edges　in　your　heart?”asked　the　young　man.“Because　the　shapes　of　the　pieces　weren’t　the　same.”“Then　the　holes?”“Sometimes　I　gave　pieces　of　my　heart　away,　and　the　other　person　hasn’t　given　back　a　piece　of　his,　so　… but　I　don’t　care.”“How　come?”“They　remind　me　of　the　love　we　shared.”
The　young　man　was　deeply　moved.　He　walked　up　to　the　old　man,　took　a　piece　of　his　heart　out　and　gave　it　to　the　old　man.
The　old　man　placed　it　in　his　heart,　then　took　a　piece　from　his　old　scarred　heart　and　placed　it　in　the　wound（伤口）in　the　young　man’s　heart.　It　fitted,　but　not　perfectly,　as　there　were　some　jagged　edges.
The　young　man　looked　at　his　heart,　not　perfect　any　more　but　more　beautiful　than　ever.
How　sad　it　must　be　to　go　through　 life　 with　 a　 whole　untouched　heart!
【小题1】　The　young　man　stood　in　the　town　to　_____.