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.
___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 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.