ThereoncewasaKingwhoofferedaprizetotheartistwhowouldpaintthebestpictureofpeace.Manyartists_____1_____.TheKinglookedatallthepicturesbuttherewereonlytwohe____2_____likedandhehadtochoosebetweenthem
ThereoncewasaKingwhoofferedaprizetotheartistwhowouldpaintthebestpictureofpeace.Manyartists_____1_____.TheKinglookedatallthepicturesbuttherewereonlytwohe____2_____
likedandhehadtochoosebetweenthem.
Onepicturewasofa___3___lake.Thelakewasaperfectmirrorforpeacefultowering___4____wereallaroundit.Overheadwasablueskywithfluffywhiteclouds.Allwhosawthispicturethoughtthatitwasa_____5_____pictureofpeace.
Theotherpicturehadmountainstoo.Buttherewereruggedand____6____.Abovewasan____7____skyfromwhichrainfellinwhichlightening____8____.Downthesideofthemountaintumbledafoamingwaterfall.Thisdidnotlook____9____atall.
ButwhentheKinglookedhesawbehindthewaterfallatiny____10____growinginacrackintherock.Inthebushamotherbirdhadbuilther____11____.Thereinthemidstoftherushofangrywater____12____themotherbirdonhernest…perfectpeace.
Whichpicturedoyouthinkwontheprize?
TheKing____13____thesecondpicture.
Doyouknowwhy?
“Because”explainedtheking“peacedoesnotmeantobeinaplacewherethereisnonoise___14___orhardwork.Peacemeanstobeinthemidstofallthosethingsandstillbecalminyour____15___.Thatistherealmeaningofpeace.”
1.
A.tied
B.tried
C.died
D.mined
2.
A.probably
B.generally
C.really
D.finally
3.
A.calm
B.clean
C.clear
D.beautiful
4.
A.houses
B.mountains
C.fields
D.deserts