1. Once two brothers,John and Tony,asked a sage(智者) to tell them about their future. The sage
them, “It may not be good for you to know your future.
,your future can change later even if I tell you now!” They
knowing their future. The sage said, “John will become a king in a year while Tony will
in a murder.”
John was
and started dreaming of becoming a king while Tony started spending his time in spiritual activities and used his time to
everyone and soon came out of his
.
Eleven months passed. One day,the brothers discovered a half-buried pot. They
it and found it full of gold. John shouted, “This
is just for me to set up my palace!” Just then,a robber jumped out and gave a
on John’s head and tried to take the pot away. Tony jumped at the robber to
John. But the robber attacked him with a knife. During the
the robber dropped the pot and ran away.
John was very
to his injured brother and offered him half the gold. Tony politely
saying he was not going to live much longer in any case. John,with his new treasure,started eating and drinking. One year passed. There was no
of any crown in sight. Tony was also enjoying good
.They decided to visit the sage again. “How did your predictions go
?” John asked. The sage explained, “I told you,your destiny(命运)can be changed. The crown you were to get was
to a pot of gold. But,Tony’s
life changed his destiny too. Death in the murderer’s hand was reduced to only being
”
How life meets us is called destiny;how we meet life is called self effort!
【小题1】 | A.informed | B.advised | C.ordered | D.encouraged |
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【小题2】 | A.Instead | B.Therefore | C.Besides | D.Otherwise |
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【小题3】 | A.insisted on | B.depended on | C.gave up | D.took up |
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【小题4】 | A.recover | B.appear | C.hurt | D.die |
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【小题5】 | A.worried | B.pleased | C.shocked | D.disappointed |
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【小题6】 | A.serve | B.receive | C.observe | D.guide |
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【小题7】 | A.work | B.debt | C.depression | D.anger |
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【小题8】 | A.bought | B.wrapped | C.sold | D.dug |
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【小题9】 | A.experience | B.treasure | C.award | D.success |
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【小题11】 | A.calm | B.stop | C.protect | D.inspire |
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【小题12】 | A.performance | B.investigation | C.action | D.struggle |
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【小题13】 | A.polite | B.cruel | C.grateful | D.loyal |
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【小题14】 | A.refused | B.accepted | C.demanded | D.answered |
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【小题15】 | A.symbol | B.sign | C.mention | D.comment |
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【小题16】 | A.chance | B.position | C.work | D.health |
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【小题17】 | A.short | B.bad | C.wrong | D.well |
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【小题18】 | A.reduced | B.connected | C.devoted | D.exposed |
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【小题19】 | A.comfortable | B.spiritual | C.difficult | D.hopeless |
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【小题20】 | A.disturbed | B.forgotten | C.arrested | D.wounded |
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