“Why do we shout in anger? a saint asked his disciples . “Why do people shout at

“Why do we shout in anger?” a saint (圣人) asked his disciples (门徒). “Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?”

His disciples thought for a while, and one of them said, “Because we    16   our calm, we shout for that.”

“But, why do you shout when the other person is    17   next to you?” asked the saint. “Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft    18  ? Why do you shout at a person when you’re angry?”

Disciples gave some other answers but none    19   the saint. Finally he explained, “When two people are angry at each other, their    20   distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the    21   they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.”

Then the saint asked, “What    22   when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close and the distance between them is very    23   .”

The saint continued, “When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak loudly, only whisper and they get    24   closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only    25   each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”

The saint said finally, “When you argue, do not let your hearts get    26  , and do not say words that distance each other more, or there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not   27   the path to return!”

试题答案

【小题1】B

【小题2】C

【小题3】A

【小题4】B

【小题5】D

【小题6】C

【小题7】A

【小题8】A

【小题9】D

【小题10】A

【小题11】B

【小题12】D

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