A young man was walking in the desert． He felt very（1） 　　． Just then he suddenly found a spring of delicious and clear water． The water was cool and sweet for a man who had（2） 　　it for such a long time． He drank a lot， and then he（3） 　　his bottle so that he could bring some back to his village and gave it to his teacher who had taught him in middle school．

After a four﹣day（4） 　　， he gave the water to the old man and he took a deep drink， smiled warmly and（5） 　　his student for the sweet water． The young man returned to his home with a happy heart．

Later， the teacher let another student taste the water． He spat it out at once， saying it was （6） 　　． The student said the water had become bad because the bottle was too old．

The student asked his teacher， "Master， the water was bad and it was bitter． Why did you （7） 　　to him that you liked it？"

The teacher replied， "You only tasted the water（8） 　　I tasted the gift． The water which has been put in loving and kindness is not（9） 　　water．"

Nothing could be（10） 　　than love．

（1）A． thirsty	B． tired	C． hungry	D． angry
（2）A． avoided	B．processed	C．expected	D． checked
（3）A．opened	B．filled	C．emptied	D．carried
（4）A．illness	B．holiday	C．rest	D．trip
（5）A． thanked	B． praised	C．paid	D． taught
（6）A． wonderful	B． awful	C． safe	D．dangerous
（7）A．report	B．say	C．lie	D．explain
（8）A． after	B． before	C．when	D．while
（9）A．actually	B．simply	C．mostly	D．nearly
（10）A．sweeter	B． heavier	C．dearer	D． cleaner