Question

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. 1.water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder2. had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man 3. ( present ) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled 4. ( warm ), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home 5. a happy heart.

After the student left, the teacher let 6. student taste the water. He spit it out, 7. (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 8.?" The teacher replied,  " You tasted the water. I tasted the girl. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be 9. (sweet). "

We understand this lesson best 10. 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.

Answer

1.The

2.who

3.presented

4.warmly

5.with

6.another

7.saying

8.it

9.sweeter

10.when

【解析】

试题分析：

1.1】考查冠词。前面提到了水，因此再出现水的时候用定冠词the修饰。

2.考查关系副词。前面的词是人，因此用who连接。

3.考查动词。本文讲述的是过去发生的故事，因此用动词的过去形式presented。

4.考查副词。前面的词是动词，所以用副词修饰，故填warmly。.

5.考查介词。表示伴随动作要用介词with.。

6.考查介词。根据原文可知，老人让另一个学生尝了水，故填another。

7.考查非谓语动词。句子前面有谓语，再次出现动词时用非谓语形式，故填saying。

8.考查代词。学生问老师为什么你假装喜欢喝这水，故填it, 指代水。

9.考查比较级。老师说没有比包含爱的更甜的水了，故填sweet的比较级sweeter。

10.考查连词。此处说当我们收到孩子爱的礼物时，我们就能很好地理解这一课了，故填when。