语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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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.
“Remember, your father is only one year (old) than you.” That was Mum’s usual excuse when Dad said the wrong things or did something
(fool).
Dad quitted drinking exactly one year before I was born. He joined a group of other people. He said they (stop) drinking, too. I loved my dad
I hated the way his weekly meetings took him away
me. It seemed that they were more important to him than I was. But with my birthday coming up I thought Dad would make an
(except). “Can’t you miss it just this time? Saturday is my birthday!” I begged him but
(refuse). He said I am chairing the meeting this Saturday. We will have your party on Sunday.”
Saturday evening I sat on my bed, (feel) sorry for myself. Dad started to leave, then paused and said, “Why not
come with me together tonight? It’s an open meeting. All are welcome”. would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad every week mattered so much.
After we arrived, Dad announced the theme of the meeting was going to be gratitude. He told his story about giving up smoking. Later, a man (call) Dave also told his story. Only then did I know it was Dad that saved his life from drinking. Showing up week after week and meeting with people, Dad was changing lives. Shame washed over me.
Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult ____ was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy _
___ (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.
Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not __ pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or _
__ (push) you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter ____ some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her __
_ (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes _____ sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please _
_.
When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already ____ table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane ___
__ (inform).
The disabled tend to survive in a world that is largely made for the able-bodied. Evidently, the disabled still want to lead awhich is no more different from that of normal people. Unfortunately, things in the reality are
hon them. What I have come to know so far is
it’s our common thought to laugh at people looking different from us. But being physically or
disabled does not determine their character or insights. In fact, they have the same
(权利) as everybody else and also want to live with
(尊严). Personally, the disabled are just the same
efor some disability. Therefore, it doesn’t
sense to show prejudice for somebody just because he cannot walk or has one arm alone. Now, think for a while. What if somebody stares at you or points out fingers at you
cyour names? Ah! Such an annoying feeling, isn’t it? You never know how others feel until you yourself are
pin their shoes.
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Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining, construction, and 
warfare as the inventor of dynamite(炸药). On April 12, 1888, Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart a. A major French newspaper m
his brother for him and carried an article a
that Alfred Nobel died. “The merchant of death is dead.” the article r
. “Dr. Alfred
Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday.” Nobel was upset to find out _____that he had died, but that he would be thought of only as one who
(受益) from death and destruction when his time was up
.
To make sure that he was remembered with love and respect, Nobel arranged in his _____ (遗嘱) to give the largest part of his money to establish the Nobel prizes, which would be a
to people who made great c
to the causes of peace, literature, and the sciences. So basically, Nobel had to die before he realized
his life was really about.
Last week, I watched a movie. I noticed an actress has very good eyesight playing the part of a blind lady. She played it so well that if you saw her
the first time, you would think that
was blind. It seemed that this actress
(spend) her time putting a little more effort into her career so that she could play the part that the other actresses could not.
Have you ever seen people digging a well before? They don’t just stop they see a little drop of water. They put in a little more effort to ensure that they get plenty of water.
A popular saying goes that it is only an average mind that would do the same thing all the time but expect result. All you need to do is put a little more effort so that you can expect a
(whole) different result.
You have two options in life either to focus on what’s lost to fight for what’s left. Fighting for what’s left is all about
(forget) the past, putting on your armor of courage and
(brave) and putting in that extra effort. Be better than the best you can be.
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