One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he h
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One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley.
Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, "Why, your heart is not 1 as beautiful as mine."
The old man’s heart was full of 2 , with some pieces removed and others put 3 , but they didn't 4 quite right, and there were several jagged edges. 5 , in some places there were deep gouges where whole pieces were 6 .
The young man laughed. "Comparing your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars."
"Yes, but I would never 7 with you,” said the old man. You see, every scar 8 a person to whom I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and 9 they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the 10 place in my heart. But because the pieces aren't 11 , I have some rough edges, which I 12 , because they remind me of the love we 13 .
"Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and 14 person hasn't returned a piece of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gouges—giving love is taking a chance.
Although these gouges are painful, they stay 15 , reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday 16 may return and fill the space I have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?"
The young man walked up to the old man, reached into his 17 heart, ripped a piece out, and offered it to the old man.
The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the 18 in the young man's heart. It fit, but not perfectly, 19 there were some jagged edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect 20 but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart flowed into his.
They embraced and walked away side by side
1. A. almost B. far C. nearly D. ever
2. A. scars B. cuts C. marks D. gouges
3. A. in B. out C. on D. back
4. A. suit B. fit C. set D. put
5. A. After all B. Above all C. In fact D. As a result
6. A. damaged B. wounded C. left D. gone
7. A. admire B. trade C. envy D. share
8. A. represents B. commits C. shows D. suggests
9. A. seldom B. never C. often D. usually
10. A. empty B. proper C. previous D. bleeding
11. A. perfect B. exact C. well-designed D. man-made
12. A. hate B. cherish C. like D. fear
13. A. give B. have C. share D. sacrifice
14. A. another B. other C. the other D. one
15. A. open B. fresh C. still D. live
16. A. somebody B. my friends C. they D. he
17. A. empty B. beautiful C. perfect D. whole
18. A. space B. middle C. wound D. gouge
19. A. where B. though C. unless D. as
20. A. at all B. anymore C. furthermore D. still
试题答案
1—5 CAABC 6—10 DBACA 11—15 BBCCA 16—20 CCCDB