完形填空 there once was aking who offered a prize to

完形填空 there once was aking who offered a prize to
he artist who

There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists 1. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he 2
liked and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a 3 lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering 4 were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a 5 picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains too. But there were rugged and 6. Above was an 7sky from which rain fell, in which lightening 8. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look 9at all.
But when the King looked, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny 10growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her 11. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, 12 the mother bird on her nest…perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize?
The King 13 the second picture.
Do you know why?
“Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, 14, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your 15. That is the real meaning of peace.”
1.
A.
tied
B.
tried
C.
died
D.
mined
2.
A.
probably
B.
generally
C.
really
D.
finally
3.
A.
calm
B.
clean
C.
clear
D.
beautiful
4.
A.
houses
B.
mountains
C.
fields
D.
deserts
5.
A.
awful
B.
fearful
C.
terrible
D.
perfect
6.
A.
bare
B.
thick
C.
strong
D.
handsome
7.
A.
sunny
B.
happy
C.
angry
D.
kind
8.
A.
predicted
B.
drowned
C.
expected
D.
played
9.
A.
dreadful
B.
peaceful
C.
grateful
D.
respectful
10.
A.
tree
B.
grass
C.
bush
D.
flower
11.
A.
room
B.
kitchen
C.
toilet
D.
nest
12.
A.
sat
B.
trembled
C.
shook
D.
strained
13.
A.
removed
B.
chose
C.
abandoned
D.
postponed
14.
A.
excitement
B.
happiness
C.
trouble
D.
joy
15.
A.
hand
B.
mouth
C.
stomach
D.
heart
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