Whatdoespeacemeantoyou?Aplacewithoutnoise,trouble,orhardwork?Thereoncewasakingwho(41)___aprizetotheartistwhowould(42)___thebestpictureofpeace.Manyartists(43)___.Thekinglookedatallthepictures,b
What does peace mean to you?A place without noise,trouble,or hard work?There once was a king who(41)___a prize to the artist who would(42)___the best picture of peace.Many artists(43)___.The king looked at all the pictures,but there were only two he really(44)___and had to choose between them.
One picture was of a (45)___lake.The lake was a perfect mirror,for peaceful towering mountains were all around it.Overhead was a blue sky (46)___ soft white clouds.All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of (47)___.
The other picture had (48)___too.But these were uneven and bare.Above was an angry sky in which(49)___played and from which rain fell.(50)___the side of the mountain ran a foaming waterfall.This didn't look (51)___at all.But when the king looked carefully,he saw(52)___the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock.In the (53)___a mother bird had built her nest.There,in the middle of the(54)___of angry water,sat the mother bird on her nest-perfect peace.
(55)___picture do you think won the prize?
The King chose the second picture.Do you know (56)___?"Because peace does not(57)___ being in a place where there is no noise,trouble,or hard work."(58)___the King."Peace means being in the (59)___ of all those things and still be calm in your(60)___.That is the real meaning of peace."
41.A.heldB.setC.sentD.offered42.A.sellB.paintC.findD.choose43.A.workedB.failedC.believedD.tried44.A.understoodB.wantedC.keptD.liked45.A.fullB.goodC.calmD.round46.A.withB.inC.aroundD.of47.A.peaceB.natureC.artsD.lakes48.A.lakesB.mountains