A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake. So they stopped there to1for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, “I am very2 . Could you please3me some water from the lake?”
The follower walked to the lake 4the wise man requested. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the lake.5, the water became very muddy.
Then he went back and told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not6to drink.
After they had rested for about half an hour, the wise man again asked the7follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. As requested, the follower went to the lake. This time he found that all the mud had8to the bottom. The water was very9 and looked fit to drink. So he10his water bottle and took it to the wise man.
The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower. “See what you did11the water clean?” he said. “You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its own, 12you could get some clear drinking water. Your mind can also be like that lake when it is13by something. If you just let it be and give it a little time, it will most likely settle down on its own14being put in any effort at all to15it.”
小题1:A．restB．lookC．watchD．see小题2:A．hungryB．thirstyC．happy D．sad小题3:A．get B．give C．take D．bring小题4:A．while B．before C．asD．until小题5:A．HoweverB．Instead C．In additionD．As a result小题6:A．fitB．ableC．importantD．interesting小题7:A. different B same C. other D. left