There was once a young man walking down the streets of Rome, from one end of the city to the other, on his way to visit a relative. While walking, he happened to a beautifully impressive church and heard sounds coming from the building. They sounded like a lot of pounding(冲击).
Deciding to satisfy his , he approached the building, opened the heavy door and looked inside the church. Well , all he could was an old man in front of a big piece of marble , the marble with a chisel(凿子) and hammer.
“Well , it must be something very ,” the young man probably thought to himself, “ he doesn’t even notice me.” He then left the church and continued with his .
Several days later, he returned on the same . It seemed that the old man was still going at it, so he decided to ask him what he was doing.
He again went to the door, opened it and looked inside. To his , there was a big statue of an angel with wings spreading out wide open, light on it through the stained glass windows, and it the front of the church.
He could not help it but the next moment he was right next to the old man, his jaw hanging wide open. He with absolute amazement and a puzzled look on his face. He just could not understand how the old man knew that there was an angel in that piece of and he could not help but him, “Sir , how did you know that there was an in that piece of marble?”
The old man and replied, “Son, there is an angel in every one of us. All we need to do is to take a hammer and a chisel and chip away at all those little piece that do not look like an angel.”
A.enter B.build C.pass D.visit
A.loud B.noisy C.pleasant D.rough
A.relative B.curiosity C.owner D.wife
A.hear B.see C.feel D.smell
A.wiping B.cutting C.taking D.turning
A.mysterious B.optimistic C.important D.strange
A.because B.although C.unless D.if
A.thought B.work C.journey D.pray
A.route B.square C.business D.time
A.usually B.secretly C.really D.absolutely
A.disappointment B.amazement C.relief D.joy
A.sitting B.kneeling C.lying D.standing
A.shining B.bathing C.throwing D.looking
A.decorate B.exposed C.shaded D.beautified
A.for B.at C.with D.in
A.shared B.wondered C.frowned D.noticed
A.stone B.clay C.marble D.wood
A.challenge B.ask C.praise D.question
A.admire B.inventor C.eagle D.angel
A.sat down B.turned around C.looked up D.came out