高考链接---专项训练之语法填空---王兴祖Passage4：Ayoungman,whiletravelingthroughadesert，cameacrossaspringofclearwater.____1____waterwassweet.Hefilledhisleathercontainersothathecouldbringsomebacktoanelder____2____hadbeenhisteacher.Afterafour-dayjourney,theyoungman____3___(present)thewatertotheoldman.Histeachertookadeepdrink,smiled____34____(warm),andthankedhisstudentverymuchforthesweetwater.Theyoungmanwenthome____35_____ahappyheart.Afterthestudentleft,theteacherlet__6___studenttastethewater.Hespititout,__7___(say)itwasawful.Apparently,itwasnolongerfreshbecauseoftheoldleathercontainer.Heaskedhisteacher,”Sir,thewaterwasawful.Whydidyoupretendtolike___8____?”Theteacherreplied,”Youtastedthewater.Itastedthegift.Thewaterwassimplythecontainerforanactofkindnessandlove.Nothingcouldbe___9___(sweet).”Weunderstandthislessonbest____10___wereceivegiftsoflovefromchildren.Whetheritisacheappipeonadiamondnecklace,theproperresponseisappreciation.Welovetheideawithinthegiftratherthanthething.Passasge4MyfriendNicktoldmestoryabouthisexperiencebackintheUS,whichwasveryinterested.Onedayhewashavingayardsaleandtheoldmanlivingnextdoorcomebytohelp.Astheoldmanlookedoverthethingsontheyardthatweretobesold,hestoppedataboxofgoldenballforChristmastrees.Ontheboxwasacardsay:"25centseach.""Youwillneverselltheseforthatmuch."hetoldNick.Convinced,Nickhasbroughtthepriceupto10centsapiece.Withoutamoment'sdelay,myneighborpickeduptheboxbutannounced:"I'lltakethem."
