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.

A．packed B．filled C．took D．carried

A．in B．away C．back D．up

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

A．said B．laughed C．smiled D．nodded

A．heart B．mind C．moment D．occasion

A．smell B．watch C．taste D．feel

A．away B．out C．off D．on

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

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

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

A．sweat B．sense C．promise D．gift

A．clearer B．fresher C．sweeter D．purer

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

A．Whether B．If C．Whatever D．Whichever

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

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

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

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

A．persuade B．teach C．improve D．advise

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