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A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. 【小题1】 water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder 【小题2】 had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man 【小题3】 ( present ) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled 【小题4】 ( warm ), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home 【小题5】 a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let 【小题6】 student taste the water. He spit it out, 【小题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 【小题8】 ? The teacher replied, You tasted the water. I tasted the girl. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be 【小题9】 (sweet)
We understand this lesson best 【小题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.The
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解析：文章介绍一个年轻人在沙漠给老师带回一些水，老师喝了以后说很甜，但是老师的另外一个学生喝了以后却说水很难喝，老师解释他喝的不是水，而是学生的心意。
【小题1】一个年轻人在穿越沙漠的时候，遇到一潭清水，水很甜。这里特指前面的water，用The
【小题2】他把他的皮容器中装满，这样他可以带些回去给做过他老师的老人。这里是定语从句，先行词是an elder，定语从句中缺少主语：who
【小题3】4天的旅程后，他把水交给老师。因为是过去的事情，所以用一般过去式：presented
【小题4】老师喝了一口水，热情的微笑着。修饰smiled用副词：warmly
【小题5】年轻人带着快乐的心回家了。用介词with
【小题6】这个学生走后，老师让另外一个学生品尝这个水。用another
【小题7】他把他吐出来，说很难喝。用现在分词做伴随状语：saying
【小题8】你为什么假装喜欢它？用it代替the water。
【小题9】没有什么比这个更甜的了。用否定词和比较级连用，表示最高级：sweeter
【小题10】当我们接受孩子的爱的礼物的时候，我们更好的理解这个道理。When引导时间状语从句。