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2014-04-29
Peters job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming 1 the hill towards the frontier, 2 a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike 3 , the frontier, Peter would stop the man and 4 , him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very 5 to see 6 he could find anything, after which he would look in all the mans pockets 7 he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always 8 to find gold or other valuable things 9 in the straw, he never found 10 . He was sure the man was 11 something, but he was not 12 to think out what it could be.
Then one evening, after he had looked 13 , the straw and emptied the workers pockets 14 , usual, he 15 to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things 16 this frontier. Wont you tell me what it is? Im an old man, and todays my last day on the 17 . Tomorrow Im going to 18 . I promise I shall not tell 19 if you tell me what youve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for 20 . Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”
1. A. towards B. down
C. to D. up
2. A. filling B. pulling
C. pushing D. carrying
3. A. arrived B. appeared
C. came D. reached
4. A. ask B. order
C. make D. call
5. A. carefully B. quickly
C. silently D. horribly
6. A. that B. where
C. how D. whether
7. A. before B. after
C. first D. so
8. A. lucky B. hoping
C. thinking D. wondering
9. A. had been B. hidden
C. hiding D. have been
10. A. nothing B. something
C. everything D. anything
11. A. taking B. smuggling
C. stealing D. pushing
12. A. possible B. strong
C. able D. clever
13. A. through B. thoroughly
C. upon D. up
14. A. like B. more
C. then D. as
15. A. told B. cried
C. ordered D. said
16. A. cross B. past
C. across D. into
17. A. thing B. work
C. job D. duty
18. A. rest B. back
C. retire D. retreat
19. A. everyone B. anyone
C. no one D. someone
20. A. moment B. long time
C. sometime D. some time
There is a body of water in Israel that is actually below sea level. Water 1 flows into it, but, because of the 2 of gravity, nothing can flow out of it. Do you know the name of this famous lake? Its called the Dead Sea.endprint
Its called this because the mineral deposits have 3 to such an extent that no living thing could 4 in this water. The water is literally
5 . Contrast this to what happens with “living water.” When you think of the term “living water” the 6 that comes to mind is a 7 river or bubbling spring that is flowing. Its filled with life and 8 . It doesnt just “receive,” but is also “giving” 9 . There is life there. Theres a 10 , illustration(实例) here.
Many of us believe that we need to 11 , more of something in order to be 12 . Whether what we 13 is money or something else, we think that we need more of it in order to be fulfilled.
As a result of this, we begin to operate in
14 and therefore dont give anything because were afraid that we wont have enough.
The 15 ? Like the Dead Sea, we become
16 . When we dont give, we die.
Life is meant to 17 . When a pool of anything 18 flowing(giving), it becomes stagnant(停滞的). Stagnant water breeds disease and death. It cant breathe. It cant receive any more. If nothing is flowing out, theres no 19 for anything else to come in.
The solution? Give. As you give you will receive. Its a 20 law. You see it at work everywhere, because its true.
1.A.eventually B.constantly
C.occasionally D.initially
2.A.law B.meaning
C.practice D.content
3.A.gathered B.piled
C.expanded D.accumulated
4.A.remain B.reproduce
C.survive D.breathe
5.A.dead B.dirty
C.thick D.dark
6.A.concept B.image
C.description D.impression
7.A.spreading B.pouring
C.rushing D.thundering
8.A.movement B.excitement
C.peacefulness D.waves
9.A.once in a while B.in the beginning
C.at the same time D.above all
10.A.relavent B.positive
C.familiar D.valuable
11.A.absorb B.receive
C.think D.earn
12.A.popular B.proud
C.happy D.healthy
13.A.desire B.make
C.prefer D.catch
14.A.mess B.despair
C.surprise D.fear
15.A.reason B.result
C.lesson D.similarity
16.A.inactive B.ignorant
C.selfish D.lifeless
17.A.flow B.develop
C.change D.advance
18.A.delays B.stops
C.continues D.misses
19.A.point B.problem
C.need D.room
20.A.simple B.special
C.universal D.complexendprint