Accordingtolegend,ayoungmanwhilewanderingthedesertcameacrossaspringofdeliciouscrystal-clearwater.Thewaterwassosweet,he1hisleathercontainersohecouldbringsome2toatribalelderwhohadbeenhisteacher.Afterafour-day
Accordingtolegend,ayoungmanwhilewanderingthedesertcameacrossaspringofdeliciouscrystal-clearwater.Thewaterwassosweet,he1 hisleathercontainersohecouldbringsome2 toatribalelderwhohadbeenhisteacher.
Afterafour-dayjourneyhe3 thewatertotheoldmanwhotookadeepdrink,4 warmlyandthankedhisstudentlavishlyforthesweetwater.Theyoungmanreturnedtohisvillagewithahappy5.
Later,theteacherletanotherstudent6 thewater.Hespatit7,sayingitwasawful.It8 hadbeennolongerfreshand9 unpleasanttodrinkbecauseoftheoldleathercontainer.
Thestudentchallengedhisteacher:“Master,thewaterwassmelly.Whydidyou10 tolikeit?”
Theteacherreplied,“Youonlytastedthewater.Itastedthe11.Thewaterwassimplythecontainerforanactofloving-kindnessandnothingcouldbe12.”
Ithinkweunderstandthislessonbestwhenwereceive13 giftsoflovefromyoungchildren.14 it’satrayorabracelet,the15 andproperresponseis16 andexpressedthankfulnessbecausewelovetheideawithinthegift.
Gratitudedoesn’talwayscomenaturally.17,mostchildrenandmanyadultsvalueonlythethinggiven18 thefeelingembodiedinit.Weshouldremindourselvesand19 ourchildrenaboutthebeautyandpurityoffeelingsandexpressionsofgratitude.20,giftsfromtheheartarereallygiftsoftheheart.
A.packed
B.filled
C.took
D.carried
A.in
B.away
C.back
D.up
A.presented
B.mailed
C.delivered
D.showed
A.said
B.laughed
C.smiled
D.nodded
A.heart
B.mind
C.moment
D.occasion
A.smell
B.watch
C.taste
D.feel
A.away
B.out
C.off
D.on
A.apparently
B.still
C.sadly
D.quickly
A.however
B.instead
C.nevertheless
D.therefore
A.change
B.pretend
C.determine
D.agree
A.sweat
B.sense
C.promise
D.gift