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There once was a king who offered a prize to anyone who would paint the best picture of peace.The king looked at all the pictures but there were only two that he really liked.
The first picture was of a calm lake.The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful mountains.Overhead was a blue sky with white clouds.Everyone who saw this picture thought it was a perfect picture of peace.The other picture had mountains.Above was an angry sky from which rain fell with lightning.On the side of the mountain was a waterfall.This did not look peaceful at all.But when the king looked closer,he saw a small tree growing in the rock behind the waterfall.In the tree,a mother bird had built her nest(巢).There,in the angry water,sat the mother bird on her nest.
The king chose the second picture as the winner.He explained that peace did not mean to be in a place where there is no noise,trouble or hard work.Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be calm in your heart.
45.What can you see in the first picture?A
A.A lake.B.A waterfall.C.A mirror.D.A bird.
46.Where did the king find the mother bird in the picture?B
A.In the blue sky.
B.Behind the waterfall.
C.In a big tree in the rock
D.Over the mountains.
47.The second picture won in the end,becauseC.
A.there is no bird in the first picture
B.the king liked the person who painted it
C.the king thought peace came from one's heart
D.peace did not appear in a calm place but in an angry place.