阅读下面短文．按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Ayoungmanwhiletravelingthroughadesertcameacrossaspringofclearw

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阅读下面短文．按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

A young man while traveling through a desert came across a spring of clear water．  1

water was sweet．He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder  2   had been his teacher．After a four-day journey the young man   3    （ present ）the water to the old man．His teacher took a deep drink smiled   4  （ warm ） and thanked his student very much for the sweet water．The young man went home   5   a happy heart．

After the student left the teacher let   6   student taste the water．He spit it out    7

（say）it was awful．Apparently it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container．He asked his teacher "Sir the water was awful．Why did you pretend to like   8  ?"

The teacher replied " You tasted the water．I tasted the gift．The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love．Nothing could be   9   （sweet）．"

We understand this lesson best   10   we receive gifts of love from children．Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace the proper response is appreciation．We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing．

Answer 1

1. the       2. who     3. presented    4. warmly    5. with 6. another   7. saving    8. it          9. sweeter    10.when