A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the 26 , shouting angrily at each other. He___27 his disciples(弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in 28 at each other ?” The disciples 29 for a while and one of them said, “ Because we 30__ our calm, we shout.” “But, why should you shout 31 the other person is just next to you ? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n) 32 manner,” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none 33 the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their ___34 . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to 35 each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to __36 that great distance. What 37__ when two people fall in love ? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very 38 . The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small.”
The wise man 39 , “When they love each other even more, they do not __40 , but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they 41 need not whisper. They only look at each other and that’s 42 . That’s how close people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So, when you 43 , do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more. 44 there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to 45 . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”
A.roof B.platform C.bank D.street
A.referred to B.attended to C.shouted to D.turned to
A.anger B.excitement C.disappointment D.surprise
A.thought B.relaxed C.listened D.waited
A.control B.disturb C.lose D.enjoy
A.as long as B.in case C.when D.unless
A.soft B.impressive C.weak D.responsible
A.encouraged B.satisfied C.entertained D.bothered
A.directions B.bodies C.goals D.hearts
A.hurt B.attack C.understand D.hear
A.keep B.measure C.cover D.shorten
A.matters B.happens C.works D.succeeds
A.close B.huge C.special D.open
A.doubted B.continued C.replied D.promised
A.pass B.cry C.care D.speak
A.sometimes B.still C.even D.ever
A.nothing B.all C.one D.something
A.argue B.apologize C.criticize D.explain
A.Worse still B.Therefore C.Or else D.Besides
A.beat B.follow C.walk D.return