In a small village, there lived a potter (陶工) who had a donkey. Every day his donkey would carry soil from the field to his house. the field was quite far off, the potter would under a tree midway, his donkey nearby.
One day, the potter to take the rope with which he tied the donkey every day. When he reached the , he thought, “How do I tie this donkey today? He might if I sleep.” The potter decided to lie down holding the donkey’s while sleeping.
But this way, neither the donkey nor the potter was able to take a rest. A saint (圣人), who to be passing by, saw the potter holding on to the donkey’s ears. When the potter told the saint what the was, the saint said: “Take the donkey to the place where you tie him every day. to tie him using an imaginary rope. I you he won’t run away.” The potter did what the saint had said.
He left the donkey and went to take a nap. When he woke up, to his and relief, he found the donkey standing in the place.
Soon the potter prepared to leave for . But the donkey did not . “What is wrong with this donkey?!” the potter in frustration.
, the potter saw the wise saint again. He ran up to the saint and told him about the donkey’s behavior. The saint said: “You tied up the donkey, but did you untie him? Go and pretend to untie the rope.” The potter the saint’s advice.
Now the donkey was ready to leave for home. The potter understood that his donkey was a bonded (被束缚的) donkey. The potter thanked the wise saint and went home with his donkey.
1.A. Though B. Unless C. Because D. While
2.A. stand B. rest C. sing D. dance
3.A. training B. walking C. feeding D. tying
4.A. forgot B. decided C. stopped D. agreed
5.A. stone B. tree C. bridge D. house
6.A. walk around B. lie down C. run away D. make noises
7.A. ears B. nose C. legs D. tail
8.A. failed B. tried C. happened D. managed
9.A. animal B. problem C. place D. result
10.A. Learn B. Consider C. Wish D. Pretend
11.A. promise B. believe C. warn D. remind
12.A. anger B. surprise C. regret D.disappointment
13.A. similar B. special C. same D. wrong
14.A. home B. field C. factory D. village
15.A. stand B. move C. run D. understand
16.A. laughed B. cheered C. replied D. cried
17.A. Strangely B. Luckily C. Finally D.Unfortunately
18.A. funny B. foolish C. common D. strange
19.A. offered B. followed C. refused D. recognized
20.A. sadly B. bravely C. seriously D. happily
The most important thing you must remember is that success doesn’t come ________ and that it’s the result of years of hard work.
A. in fact B. on purpose
C. by accident D. as usual
It was very kind of the boy to tell us ________ the location of the newly-built railway station, so it only took us about ten minutes to find it.
A. actually B. exactly
C. entirely D. especially
The old man sat down and looked at me with a(n) _______ look on his face, which made me suddenly realize that I was still a helpful person.
A. angry B. calm
C. grateful D. anxious
There has been a _______ increase in the temperature on the earth for about 100 years, but few people notice it.
A. loose B. gradual C. spare D. fluent
Though Mr. White is very busy with his business all day, he still _________ his three children and tries his best to get along well with them.
A. cares about B. comes about
C. brings about D. sets about
