I once had a friend who grew to be close to me. Once when we were sitting on the edge of a swimming pool, she 21 the palm (手掌) of her hand with some water and 22 it before me, saying, “You see the water 23 contained in my hand? It stands for love.”
This was how I saw it: 24 you keep your hand carefully open and allow it to 25 there, it will always be there. However, if you 26 to close your fingers round it and try to 27 it, it will spill through the first cracks（缝隙） it 28 .
Now I see this is the biggest 29 that people make when they meet 30 …they try to possess（拥有，占用） it, they demand, they 31 …and just like the water spilling out of your hand, love will 32 from you. For love is meant to be free, you cannot 33 its nature even in your lifetime. If there are people you love, allow them to be 34 beings.
Give, but don’t expect. Advise, but don’t 35 . Ask, but never demand.
It might sound 36 , but it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to 37 . It is the secret to true love. To truly practice it, you must sincerely feel 38 expectations from those who you love.
If you love something, set it free; if it 39 , it’s yours; if it doesn’t, it 40 was.
1.A. washed B. painted C. filled D. wetted
2. A. poured B. held C. spilled D threw
3. A. constantly B. carefully C. hurriedly D. nervously
4.A. Though B. Before C. Once D. If
5.A. leave B. remain C. stand D. fall
6. A. attempt B. fail C. refuse D. agree
7.A. watch B. protect C. possess D. drink
8.A. loses B. digs C. breaks D. finds
9.A. choice B. decision C. joke D. mistake
10.A. love B. hope C. trouble D. failure
11.A. give B. expect C. suggest D. allow
12.A. escape B. suffer C. learn D. hear
13.A. test B. observe C. keep D. change
14.A valuable B. free C. secret D. private
15. A. order B. imagine C. remind D. invite
16. A. possible B. important C. simple D. complex
17.A. express B. describe C. think D. practice
18. A. other B. no C. many D. some
19.A. comes back B. stands up C. drops in D. leaves off
20.A. seldom B. often C. never D. always
Last week I saw a movie adapted（改编） from The Arabian Nights,which ____ by children.
A.were especially loved B.is especially loved
C.especially was loved D.are especially loved
The bridge built ten years ago _____ the island _____ the mainland.
A. connects; to B. connecting; with C. is connected; to D. connected; by
It is often ____ that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.
A. said B. to say C. saying D. being said
—Could I use your dictionary?
—Sorry, it __________.
A. is using B. was using C. was used D. is being used
At the sight of her mother,the surprise in her face was ____ by joy.
A.taken place B.replaced C.in place of D.instead of
