According to legend, a young man while wandering the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so sweet, he   21  his leather container so he could bring some   22  to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.

After a four-day journey he   23  the water to the old man who took a deep drink,   24  warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy   25 .

Later, the teacher let another student   26  the water. He spat it   27 , saying it was awful. It   28  had been no longer fresh and   29  unpleasant to drink because of the old leather container.

The student challenged his teacher: “Master, the water was smelly. Why did you   30  to like it?”

The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the   31 . The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be   32 .”

I think we understand this lesson best when we receive   33  gifts of love from young children.   34  it’s a tray or a bracelet, the   35  and proper response is   36  and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.

Gratitude doesn’t always come naturally.   37 , most children and many adults value only the thing given   38  the feeling embodied in it. We should remind ourselves and   39  our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude.   40 , gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

1.                A．packed         B．filled           C．took D．carried

2.                A．in             B．away           C．back D．up

3.                A．presented      B．mailed          C．delivered D．showed

4.                A．said           B．laughed         C．smiled    D．nodded

5.                A．heart          B．mind           C．moment  D．occasion

6.                A．smell          B．watch          C．taste D．feel

7.                A．away           B．out            C．off  D．on

8.                A．apparently      B．still            C．sadly D．quickly

9.                A．however        B．instead         C．nevertheless   D．therefore

10.               A．change         B．pretend        C．determine D．agree

11.               A．sweat          B．sense          C．promise   D．gift

12.               A．clearer         B．fresher         C．sweeter   D．purer

13.               A．simple         B．innocent        C．worthless  D．meaningless

14.               A．Whether       B．If             C．Whatever  D．Whichever

15.               A．pretended      B．lovely          C．abnormal D．natural

16.               A．devotion       B．comfort        C．imagination     D．appreciation

17.               A．Unfortunately    B．Frankly         C．Strangely  D．Possibly

18.               A．other than      B．rather than      C．better than     D．more than

19.               A．persuade       B．teach          C．improve   D．advise

20.               A．In a word       B．Otherwise      C．Thus  D．After all

Living in a foreign culture there are many times when I realize that my perspective (观点) on life is drastically different from those Koreans I interact (相互影响) with on a daily basis. This past week I have been greatly challenged to change my perspective and here is why.

   My dream in life is to become a doctor, one who changes the world. But last week I opened an email from UBC that contained the words “regrets”, no interview. I didn’t get an interview to medical school, thus will not be entering school for September 2009. My immediate reaction was one of extreme disappointment and anger—mostly directed at myself for not working hard enough, for not seeking out the opportunities necessary to have a good application, for simply not being good enough. My mind was full of hopelessness and despair that left me with no desire to further seek for the dream that I’ve held for quite a time now.

    During the past week two things happened. At church our pastor mentioned perspective in a section of his sermon (说教). He stated that when we take our eyes off ourselves and realize God’s greatness, our circumstances will be seen through a new perspective.

    The second thing that reminded me to look at perspective was reading a book. The Mitford Series is so good if you are looking for books to read. So last night I was reading and one of the main characters (who is a priest) is trying to figure out what to say at church. His sermon ended up saying “In everything we give thanks.” It is easy to give thanks when we feel successful in life. It is easy to give thanks when we receive a blessing. But seriously, who in their right mind says thanks for the financial problems I have?

1.Where does the author probably live now?

A. In the USA.        B. In Britain.          C. In China.                      D. In Korea.

2.How did she feel when the author received the email from UBC?

A. Surprised.                    B. Disappointed.             C. Excited.                          D. Pleased.

3.In the first pastor’s view, when we face disappointment or despair, we should _________.

A. turn to God for help                                                 B. say thanks to it

C. see it in another way                                                D. praise others for it

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The author can’t really free from the disappointment.

B. The author thinks the second sermon is wiser.

C. The author still wants to be a doctor.

D. The author thanks God for not being admitted by the university.

According to legend, a young man while wandering the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so sweet, he   21  his leather container so he could bring some   22  to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.
After a four-day journey he   23  the water to the old man who took a deep drink,   24  warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy   25 .
Later, the teacher let another student   26  the water. He spat it   27 , saying it was awful. It   28  had been no longer fresh and   29  unpleasant to drink because of the old leather container.
The student challenged his teacher: “Master, the water was smelly. Why did you   30  to like it?”
The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the   31 . The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be   32 .”
I think we understand this lesson best when we receive   33  gifts of love from young children.   34  it’s a tray or a bracelet, the   35  and proper response is   36  and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.
Gratitude doesn’t always come naturally.   37 , most children and many adults value only the thing given   38  the feeling embodied in it. We should remind ourselves and   39  our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude.   40 , gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

According to legend, a young man while wandering the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so sweet, he   41   his leather container so he could bring some   42   to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.

After a four-day journey he   43   the water to the old man who took a deep drink,   44   warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy   45  .

Later, the teacher let another student   46   the water. He spat it   47  , saying it was awful. It   48   had been no longer fresh and   49   unpleasant to drink because of the old leather container.

The student challenged his teacher: “Master, the water was smelly. Why did you   50   to like it?”

The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the   51  . The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be   52  .”

I think we understand this lesson best when we receive   53   gifts of love from young children.   54   it’s a tray or a bracelet, the   55   and proper response is   56   and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.

Gratitude doesn’t always come naturally.   57  , most children and many adults value only the thing given   58   the feeling embodied in it. We should remind ourselves and   59   our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude.   60  , gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

41. A. packed                   B. filled                   C. took                 D. carried

42. A. in                   B. away                C. back                D. up

43. A. presented                B. mailed                C. delivered                 D. showed

44. A. said                B. laughed             C. smiled              D. nodded

45. A. heart                B. mind                C. moment                  D. occasion

46. A. smell                 B. watch            C. taste                D. feel

47. A. away                B. out                    C. off                 D. on

48. A. apparently                B. still                     C. sadly              D. quickly

49. A. however               B. instead          C. nevertheless          D. therefore

50. A. change             B. pretend              C. determine        D. agree

51. A. sweat                B. sense                       C. promise            D. gift

52. A. clearer              B. fresher                      C. sweeter            D. purer

53. A. simple               B. innocent            C. worthless         D. meaningless

54. A. Whether             B. If                     C. Whatever         D. Whichever

55. A. pretended                B. lovely                  C. abnormal                 D. natural

56. A. devotion            B. comfort                      C. imagination       D. appreciation

57. A. Unfortunately      B. Frankly              C. Strangely           D. Possibly

58. A. other than                B. rather than         C. better than               D. more than

59. A. persuade           B. teach                 C. improve            D. advise

60. A. In a word            B. Otherwise          C. Thus                D. After all

According to a legend, a young man while roaming the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water．The water was so sweet, he   36  his leather canteen so he could bring some   37   to a tribal elder who had been his teacher．

After a four-day journey he  38   the water to the old man who took a deep drink,   39   warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water．The young man returned to his village with a happy  40  ．

Later, the teacher let another student   41   the water．He spat it   42  , saying it was awful．It   43   had been no longer fresh and   44  unpleasant to drink because of the old leather container．

The student challenged his teacher: "Master, the water was foul．Why did you   45   to like it?"

The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water．I tasted the   46  ．The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be  47  ．"

I think we understand this lesson best when we receive  48  gifts of love from young children．  49   it's a ceramic tray or a macaroni bracelet, the   50  and proper response is   51   and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift．

Gratitude doesn't always come naturally．  52  , most children and many adults value only the thing given   53   the feeling embodied in it．We should remind ourselves and   54  our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude．  55  , gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart．

36．A．packed                 B．filled                      C．took                      D．carried

37．A．in                          B．away                     C．back                     D．up

38．A．presented             B．mailed                   C．delivered              D．showed

39．A．said                      B．laughed                 C．smiled                   D．nodded

40．A．heart                     B．mind                      C．moment                D．occasion

41．A．smell                     B．watch                    C．taste                     D．feel

42．A．away                     B．out                        C．off                         D．on

43．A．apparently            B．still                        C．sadly                     D．quickly

44．A．however                B．instead                  C．nevertheless         D．therefore

45．A．change                 B．pretend                 C．determine             D．agree

46．A．sweat                    B．sense                    C．promise                D．gift

47．A．clearer                  B．fresher                  C．sweeter                 D．purer

48．A．simple                   B. innocent        C. worthless      D．meaningless

49．A．Whether               B．If             C. Whatever       D．Whichever

50．A．pretended             B．lovely                    C．abnormal              D．natural

51．A．devotion        B．comfort        C. imagination     D．appreciation

52．A．Unfortunately        B．Frankly                  C．Strangely              D．Possibly

53．A．other than             B．rather than            C．better than            D．more than

54．A．persuade              B．teach                     C．improve                D．advise

55．A．In a word               B．Otherwise              C．Thus                     D．After all