完形填空 A king was offering a prize to the artist who could paint the best picture

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A king was offering a prize to the artist who could paint the best picture of peace．Many artists from around the country 1．The king looked all the pictures and there were 2 two he really liked．But he had to 3 between them．

One picture was of a 4 lake．The lake was surrounded with peaceful, towering 5．Above them, was a blue sky with white clouds．6 who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace．

7 picture had mountains too．But they were rugged and bare(崎岖和荒凉的)．Above was a 8, angry sky and heavy rain with 9 of lighting．Down the side of the mountain 10 a huge, powerful waterfall．It did not look 11 at all．But when the king looked closely at 12 picture, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush 13 in the crack of the rock．A mother bird had built her nest in the bush．There, in the middle of all the 14 of rushing water and scary, thundering skies, that mother bird sat in perfect peace．

Which picture do you think 15 the prize? The king chose the second picture because he said,“ 16 does not mean you must be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, pain, or 17 from work．The real meaning of peace is to be 18 in the middle of all those 19 experiences, and still be calm and confident in your heart．” It doesn’t matter what difficult 20 you’re in right now．

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