A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the 36 , shouting angrily at each other. He 37 his disciples(弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in 38 at each other? ”The disciples 39 for a while and one of them said, “Because we 40 our calm, we shout. ”“But, why should you shout 41 the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n) 42 manner, ”asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none 43 the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their 44 . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to 45 each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to 46 that great distance. What 47 when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very 48 . The distance between them is either nonexistent(不存在的)or very small. ”
The wise man 49 , “When they love each other even more, they do not 50 , but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they 51 need not whisper. They only look at each other and that’s 52 . That is how close two people are when they love each other. ”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So when you 53 do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more. 54 there will come a day when the distance is so great that you’ll not find the path to 55 . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance. ”
36. A. roof B. platform C. bank D. street
37. A. referred to B. attended to C. shouted to D. turned to
38. A. anger B. excitement C. disappointment D. surprise
39. A. thought B. relaxed C. listened D. waited
40. A. control B. disturb C. lose D. enjoy
41. A. as long as B. in case C. when D. unless
42. A. soft B. impressive C. weak D. responsible
43. A. encouraged B. satisfied C. entertained D. bothered
44. A. directions B. bodies C. goals D. hearts
45. A. hurt B. attack C. understand D. hear
46. A. keep B. measure C. cover D. shorten
47. A. matters B. happens C. works D. succeeds
48. A. close B. huge C. special D. open
49. A. doubted B. continued C. replied D. promised
50. A. pass B. cry C. care D. speak
51. A. sometimes 
B. still C. even D. ever
52. A. nothing B. all C. one D. something
53. A. argue B. apologize C. criticize D. explain
54. A. Worse still B. Therefore C. Or else D. Besides
55. A. beat B. follow C. walk D. return