Peters job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming 1 the hill towards the frontier， 2 a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike 3 ， the frontier， Peter would stop the man and 4 ， him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very 5 to see 6 he could find anything， after which he would look in all the mans pockets 7 he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always 8 to find gold or other valuable things 9 in the straw， he never found 10 . He was sure the man was 11 something， but he was not 12 to think out what it could be.

Then one evening， after he had looked 13 ， the straw and emptied the workers pockets 14 ， usual， he 15 to him， “Listen， I know you are smuggling things 16 this frontier. Wont you tell me what it is？ Im an old man， and todays my last day on the 17 . Tomorrow Im going to 18 . I promise I shall not tell 19 if you tell me what youve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for 20 . Then he smiled， turned to Peter and said quietly， “Bikes.”

1. A. towards B. down

C. to D. up

2. A. filling B. pulling

C. pushing D. carrying

3. A. arrived B. appeared

C. came D. reached

4. A. ask B. order

C. make D. call

5. A. carefully B. quickly

C. silently D. horribly

6. A. that B. where

C. how D. whether

7. A. before B. after

C. first D. so

8. A. lucky B. hoping

C. thinking D. wondering

9. A. had been B. hidden

C. hiding D. have been

10. A. nothing B. something

C. everything D. anything

11. A. taking B. smuggling

C. stealing D. pushing

12. A. possible B. strong

C. able D. clever

13. A. through B. thoroughly

C. upon D. up

14. A. like B. more

C. then D. as

15. A. told B. cried

C. ordered D. said

16. A. cross B. past

C. across D. into

17. A. thing B. work

C. job D. duty

18. A. rest B. back

C. retire D. retreat

19. A. everyone B. anyone

C. no one D. someone

20. A. moment B. long time

C. sometime D. some time

There is a body of water in Israel that is actually below sea level. Water 1 flows into it， but， because of the 2 of gravity， nothing can flow out of it. Do you know the name of this famous lake？ Its called the Dead Sea.endprint

Its called this because the mineral deposits have 3 to such an extent that no living thing could 4 in this water. The water is literally

5 . Contrast this to what happens with “l(fā)iving water.” When you think of the term “l(fā)iving water” the 6 that comes to mind is a 7 river or bubbling spring that is flowing. Its filled with life and 8 . It doesnt just “receive，” but is also “giving” 9 . There is life there. Theres a 10 ， illustration（實(shí)例） here.

Many of us believe that we need to 11 ， more of something in order to be 12 . Whether what we 13 is money or something else， we think that we need more of it in order to be fulfilled.

As a result of this， we begin to operate in

14 and therefore dont give anything because were afraid that we wont have enough.

The 15 ？ Like the Dead Sea， we become

16 . When we dont give， we die.

Life is meant to 17 . When a pool of anything 18 flowing（giving）， it becomes stagnant（停滯的）. Stagnant water breeds disease and death. It cant breathe. It cant receive any more. If nothing is flowing out， theres no 19 for anything else to come in.

The solution？ Give. As you give you will receive. Its a 20 law. You see it at work everywhere， because its true.

1.A.eventually B.constantly

C.occasionally D.initially

2.A.law B.meaning

C.practice D.content

3.A.gathered B.piled

C.expanded D.accumulated

4.A.remain B.reproduce

C.survive D.breathe

5.A.dead B.dirty

C.thick D.dark

6.A.concept B.image

C.description D.impression

7.A.spreading B.pouring

C.rushing D.thundering

8.A.movement B.excitement

C.peacefulness D.waves

9.A.once in a while B.in the beginning

C.at the same time D.above all

10.A.relavent B.positive

C.familiar D.valuable

11.A.absorb B.receive

C.think D.earn

12.A.popular B.proud

C.happy D.healthy

13.A.desire B.make

C.prefer D.catch

14.A.mess B.despair

C.surprise D.fear

15.A.reason B.result

C.lesson D.similarity

16.A.inactive B.ignorant

C.selfish D.lifeless

17.A.flow B.develop

C.change D.advance

18.A.delays B.stops

C.continues D.misses

19.A.point B.problem

C.need D.room

20.A.simple B.special

C.universal D.complexendprint