完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A senior monk and a junior monk were traveling together. One day, they came to a _______ with a strong current. As the monks were ______ to cross the river, they saw a very young and beautiful woman. She asked if they could help her ____ to the other side.
The two monks glanced at one another because they had ___ not to have physical contact with women.
Then, without a word, the older monk ____ the woman, carried her across the river, ______ her gently on the other side, and carried on his journey.
The younger monk couldn’t believe ____ had just happened. After rejoining his companion, he was _____ , and several hours passed without a word between them.
______, the younger monk couldn’t contain himself any longer, and asked, “As monks, we are not permitted to have body contact with a woman; how could you then ______ that woman?”
The___ monk looked at him and replied, “Brother, I set her down on the other side of the river, why are you____ carrying her?”
This simple Zen story has a beautiful message about living in the ____ moment. How often do we carry around past ______ , holding onto dislikes when the only person we are really ___ is ourselves?
We all ____ times in life when other people say things or ___ in a way that does harm to us. We can __ to think carefully over past actions or events, but it will finally weigh us down and use up our energy.
Instead, we can choose to let go of what doesn’t serve us anymore and __ on the present moment. Until we can find a level of peace and __ in the present circumstances of our lives, we will never be content, because “now” is all we will ever have.
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A.river |
B.hole |
C.bank |
D.sea |
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A.hoping |
B.preparing |
C.complaining |
D.taking |
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A.fly |
B.jump |
C.cross |
D.dive |
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A.analyzed |
B.answered |
C.protected |
D.promised |
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A.picked up |
B.walked away |
C.threw over |
D.turned down |
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A.passed |
B.directed |
C.placed |
D.fixed |
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A.which |
B.where |
C.how |
D.what |
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A.sad |
B.speechless |
C.nervous |
D.afraid |
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A.Originally |
B.Hesitantly |
C.Madly |
D.Finally |
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A.carry |
B.fetch |
C.ship |
D.point |
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A.strange |
B.senior |
C.cute |
D.quiet |
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A.just |
B.ever |
C.still |
D.always |
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A.past |
B.permanent |
C.complex |
D.present |
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A.happiness |
B.pain |
C.disease |
D.performance |
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A.touching |
B.enjoying |
C.changing |
D.hurting |
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A.go through |
B.get through |
C.go for |
D.get up |
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A.type |
B.behave |
C.involve |
D.settle |
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A.pretend |
B.refuse |
C.choose |
D.hesitate |
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A.concentrate |
B.depend |
C.put |
D.move |
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A.kindness |
B.surprise |
C.happiness |
D.impression |
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