CarryingthewaterinabasketAnoldmanlivedwithhislittlegrandsononafarm.(76)___Oneday,thelittleboyasked,"Grandpa,I'vetriedtoreadjustlikeyou,butIforgotwhatIreadassoonasIclosedthebook.What'stheuse
Carrying the water in a basket
An old man lived with his little grandson on a farm.(76)___ One day,the little boy asked,"Grandpa,I've tried to read just like you,but I forgot what I read as soon as I closed the book.What's the use of reading?"
(77)___"Take this basket and bring back a basket of water from the river,"he said to the boy.
The boy did as he was told,but all the water leaked(漏) out before he got back to the house.Grandpa laughed and said,"You'll have to run faster next time.Try again."(78)___ Out of breath,he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket.Grandpa said,"Try one more time."This time,the boy ran as fast as he could,but when he reached his grandfather the basket was still empty.
"Grandpa,it's useless!"said the boy.
Grandpa smiled,"Look at the basket."
(79)___ The basket used to be dirty.But now it was clean,from inside to outside.
"That's what happens when you read the book.(80)___"said Grandpa.
A.This time the boy ran faster,but again the basket was empty before he returned home.
B.The grandfather said nothing but fetched a basket which was used for carrying coal(煤).
C.The grandfather taught him how useless reading was.
D.The boy looked at the basket and found the basket was different.
E.The boy found there was something left in the basket.
F.Every morning,Grandpa got up early to read books.
G.You might not remember everything,but when you read,you change,from inside to outside.