There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists _____1_____. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he ____2_____ liked and he had to choose between them. One picture was of a ___3___ lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering ___4____ were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a _____5_____ picture of peace. The other picture had mountains too. But there were rugged and ____6____. Above was an ____7____ sky from which rain fell, in which lightening ____8____. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look ____9____at all. But when the King looked, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny ____10____growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her ____11____. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, ____12____ the mother bird on her nest…perfect peace. Which picture do you think won the prize? The King ____13____ the second picture. Do you know why? “Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, ___14___, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your ____15___. That is the real meaning of peace.” 小题1: A．tied B．tried C．died D．mined 小题2: A．probably B．generally C．really D．finally 小题3: A．calm B．clean C．clear D．beautiful 小题4: A．houses B．mountains C．fields D．deserts 小题5: A．awful B．fearful C．terrible D．perfect 小题6: A．bare B．thick C．strong D．handsome 小题7: A．sunny B．happy C．angry D．kind 小题8: A．predicted B．drowned C．expected D．played 小题9: A．dreadful B．peaceful C．grateful D．respectful 小题10: A．tree B．grass C．bush D．flower 小题11: A．room B．kitchen C．toilet D．nest 小题12: A．sat B．trembled C．shook D．strained 小题13: A．removed B．chose C．abandoned D．postponed 小题14: A．excitement B．happiness C．trouble D．joy 小题15: A．hand B．mouth C．stomach D．heart