A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. _______ water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder ______ had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man __________(present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled _________(warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home _______ a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let _________ student taste the water. He spit it out, _________ (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, “ Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like _______?”
The teacher replied, “ You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container of love for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be ________(sweet).”
We understand this lesson best _________ we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
I haven’t seen Sara since she was a little girl, and she has changed beyond ________.
A. hearing B. strength C. recognition D. measure
Food supplies in the flood-stricken area _______. We must act immediately before there’s none left.
A. have run out B. are running out
C. have been run out D. are being run out
He had to pause from time to time to wipe the sweat from his forehead, because the air-conditioning system _________.
A. broke in B. broke up C. broke out D. broke down
The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be ______ the present one.
A. three times as bigger as B. three times as big as
C. as big as three times D. as three times big as
If you go to Xi’an, you will find the palaces there more magnificent than commonly ______.
A. supposing B. supposed C. to suppose D. suppose
