Once upon a time there lived a woman who had a bad
temper(脾气). She 1 at everyone
around her. For most of her life she believed the anger inside her was 2 else’s
fault(过错).
She went to see a wise monk(高僧) to ask for 3 . The monk told
her to take a large pot(罐子) from his kitchen, fill it with 4 ,
and stand outside on the sidewalk in front of his house. “It’s hot outside,”
the monk said to her “When a person 5 , you must give him or
her a glass of water. Do this until there is no 6 left inside
you.” 7 she stood outside with a water pot and served
water to walkers every day for the next several weeks.
Every morning she asked 8 if
there was any anger inside her. And every morning the answer was, “yes.” So she
continued 9 water. Until one afternoon when a man walked up,
took the water pot out of her hand and drank the water up, and then 10 it
onto the ground as he went on his way.
The woman was very 11 . Unable to
control herself, she 12 the pot and threw it at the
rude man. The pot broke into pieces over the back of his head and he fell to
the ground, bleeding.
As the woman calmed down, she realized the mistake of
what she had made and began to cry. She called 911 and 13 what
had happened. A moment later an ambulance(救护车) and two
police cars arrived and took the man away. Then one of the police officers
walked over to the woman, who was 14 crying, and said, “ The
city owes(欠) you a big ‘thank you.’ That man has been 15 our
wanted list for over a year now. He is an important suspect in many murder
cases and robberies.”
1. A.pointed B.laughed C.smiled D.screamed
2. A.anybody B.somebody C.everybody D.nobody
3. A.information B.news C.advice D.message
4. A.juice B.water C.milk D.coffee
5. A.walks past B.drives past C.rides past D.runs past
6. A.water B.money C.anger D.energy
7. A.Because B.But C.So D.Unless
8. A.herself B.himself C.itself D.themselves
9. A.drinking B.serving C.selling D.buying
10. A.put B.dropped C.fell D.threw
11. A.happy B.excited C.surprised D.angry
12. A.gave up B.picked up C.put up D.cleared up
13. A.spoke B.told C.reported D.asked
14. A.already B.still C.always D.never
15. A.on B.in C.at D.to