完型填空     A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his fol

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     A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake. So they stopped there to     1   for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, “I am very   2  . Could you please    3  me some water from the lake?”
     The follower walked to the lake    4   the wise man requested. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the lake.    5    , the water became very muddy. Then he went back and told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not    6   to drink. After they had rested for about half an hour, the wise man again asked the     7   follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. As requested, the follower went to the lake. This time he found that all the mud had    8     to the bottom. The water was very    9  and looked fit to drink. So he      10   his water bottle and took it to the wise man.
     The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower. “See what you did      11   the water clean?” he said. “You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its own,    12    you could get some clear drinking water. Your mind can also be like that lake when it is    13   by something. If you just let it be and give it a little time, it will most likely settle down on its own    14     putting in any effort at all to    15    it.”
1. A. rest                     B. look                 C. watch               D.see
2. A. hungry                 B. thirsty               C. happy              D.sad
3. A. get                      B. give                  C. take                 D.bring
4. A. while                   B. before              C. as                    D.until
5. A. However             B. Instead             C. In addition       D.As a result
6. A. fit                        B. able                  C. important         D.interesting
7. A. different               B same                 C. other                D.left
8. A. top                      B. beach               C. bottom             D.surface
9. A. dirty                    B. clear                 C. fresh                D.sweet
10. A. got                    B. finished             C. reached            D.filled
11. A. how                   B. what                C. when                D.where
12. A. so that               B. in order to         C. because           D.when
13. A. woken               B. left                    C. disturbed         D.given
14. A. without              B. with                  C. after                 D.like
15.A.prevent                B. calm                 C. protect             D. fix

1A  2B 3A 4C 5D 6A 7B 8C 9B 10D 11B 12A 13C 14A 15B