Question

        A young man was walking in the desert. He felt very ______. Just then he suddenly found a spring of delicious and clear water. The water was cool and sweet for a man who had ______it for such a long time. He drank a lot, and then he ______ his bottle so that he could bring some back to his village and gave it to his teacher who had taught him in middle school.

        After a four-day _____, he gave the water to the old man and he took a deep drink, smiled warmly and _____his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his home with a happy heart.

        Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out at once, saying it was____. The student said the water had become bad because the bottle was too old.

        The student asked his teacher, “Master, the water was bad and it was bitter. Why did you  _____ to him that you liked it?” The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water ______ I tasted the gift. The water which has been put in loving and kindness is not _______water.” Nothing could be _______ than love.

1.A.thirsty B.tired C.hungry D.angry

2.A.avoided B.processed C.expected D.checked

3.A.opened B.filled C.emptied D.carried

4.A.illness B.holiday C.rest D.trip

5.A.thanked B.praised C.paid D.taught

6.A.wonderful B.awful C.safe D.dangerous

7.A.report B.say C.lie D.explain .

8.A.after B.before C.when D.while

9.A.actually B.simply C.mostly D.nearly

10.A.sweeter B.heavier . C.dearer D.cleaner

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

【解析】

一个年轻人在沙漠中取了一瓶水准备送给他的老师，经过四天的长途跋涉，他终于把水带回去送给了他的老师。尽管那瓶水味道很糟糕，但老师却觉得它无比甘甜。

1.句意：一个年轻人正在沙漠里走着，他感到很渴。thirsty 口渴的；tired劳累的；hungry饥饿的；angry生气的。结合上下文可推断，他在沙漠里走路，觉得很"渴"，故选A。

2.句意：对于一个已经期待很久的人来说，此时的水又凉又甜。avoided避免，processed 加工，处理， expected 期待checked检查，核对；根据句意可知在沙漠了走水是他一直期待的，故选C。

3.句意：他喝了很多水，然后又把他的瓶子"装满"了水。A. opened打开， B. filled 装满，C. emptied倒空，D. carried携带；根据后文描述他想带回村庄给他的老师，故这里是“装满”了瓶子，故选B。

4.句意：四天旅行之后，他把水给了这个老人。A. illness疾病，B. holiday假期，C. rest 休息，D. trip旅行，根据句意这个年轻人是在沙漠中进行了四天的旅行，故选D。

5.句意：这个老人痛快地喝了水，微笑着感谢他的学生给他带来那么甘甜的水。A. thanked 感谢，B. praised赞扬，C. paid付钱，D. taught教，根据句意以及后面的介词for可知，这里用到“为…而感谢”thank for…, 故选A。

6.句意：后来老师让另一个学生品尝了水，这个学生立即吐了出来，并说非常难喝。wonderful精彩的；awful糟糕的；safe安全的；dangerous危险的。根据上一句的He spat it out at once，可知水并不好喝，故选B。

7.句意：你为什么要对他撒谎说你很喜欢这个水呢？7. A. report报告，B. say说，C. lie 说谎，D. explain .解释；根据句意可知老师说水好喝是在撒谎，故选C。

8.句意：老师回答到，看你品尝的是水，而我品尝的却是礼物。after在....之后；before在..之前；when当……时; while但是，而；根据句意可知这里表示对比，故选D。

9.句意：被装入了爱和善良的水不仅仅是水。A. actually实际上，B. simply仅仅， C. mostly大部分的 D. nearly几乎，将近；根据句意可知这里表示“仅仅”，故选B。

10.句意：没有什么比爱更甜。A. sweeter更甜B. heavier更重 C. dearer更贵D. cleaner更干净；结合句意可知，这里表示"更甘甜"，故选A。