The story goes that two best friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had a（n）1, and one friend slapped（打耳光）the other one in the _2.

The one who got slapped was _3, but without saying anything, wrote in the _4: “Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”

They keep on walking _5they found an oasis（綠洲），_6they decided to take a bath, The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire（泥沼）and started _7, but the friend saved him.

After he _8from the near drowning, he _9on a stone: “Today my best friend _10my life.”

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend 11him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone.  12?”

The other friend replied: “When someone hurts us we should write 13down in the sand where winds of 14can erase it. But when someone does something 15for us, we must carve it in stone where no wind can 16erase it.”

What does the story 17us? — Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your 18in stone.

Send this sentence to the people you’ll never 19. It’s a 20message to let them know that you’ll never forget them.

1.A. stop             B. argument        C. rest               D. agreement

2.A. face             B. hand            C. head               D. back

3.A. defeated         B. injured         C. hurt               D. refused

4.A. stone            B. desert          C. diary              D. sand

5.A. while            B. before          C. when               D. until

6.A. which            B. where           C. when               D. that

7.A. crying           B. drowning        C. falling            D. dying

8.A. came             B. returned        C. recovered          D. took

9.A. wrote            B. drew            C. recorded           D. stood

10.A. protected       B. changed         C. supported          D. saved

11.A. questioned      B. told            C. asked              D. answered

12.A. How             B. Why             C. When               D. Where

13.A. them            B. these           C. it                 D. those

14.A. forgiveness     B. love            C. peace              D. kindness

15.A. hard            B. bad             C. friendly           D. good

16.A. ever            B. never           C. still              D. even

17.A. remind          B. tell            C. prove              D. inform

18.A. benefits        B. profits         C. advantages         D. memories

19.A. remember        B. leave           C. forget             D. miss

20.A. useless         B. long            C. traditional        D. short

The story goes that two best friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had a（n）36 , and one friend slapped（打耳光）the other one in the _37 .

The one who got slapped was _38 , but without saying anything, wrote in the _39 : “Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”

They keep on walking _40 they found an oasis（綠洲），_41 they decided to take a bath, The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire（泥沼）and started _42 , but the friend saved him.

After he _43 from the near drowning, he _44 on a stone: “Today my best friend _45 my life.”

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend 46 him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone.  47?”

The other friend replied: “When someone hurts us we should write 48 down in the sand where winds of 49 can erase it. But when someone does something 50 for us, we must carve it in stone where no wind can 51 erase it.”

What does the story 52 us? ― Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your 53  in stone.

Send this sentence to the people you’ll never 54 . It’s a 55 message to let them know that you’ll never forget them.

The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend slapped me in the face."  They kept on walking until they found an oasis（綠洲）, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him.  After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life."  The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?"

    The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we should write it down in the sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in the stone where no wind can ever erase it."

    You have to learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone.

64．One friend slapped the other because ____.

       A．he was angry that his friend took him to the desert by mistake.

       B．He was angry that his friend did not agree with him about something.

       C．He was angry that his friend kept wasting time writing and carving.

       D．He had to save his friend from drowning, and this almost took his own life.

65．The underlined sentence means we should _____.

          A．not let others know we are angry with them by letting wind erase what we write down.

       B．gradually forgive others for bad things they have done to us as time goes by.

       C．make sure what we write in the desert does not remain long .

       D．not try to find stones to record things on in a desert.

66．What is the right understanding of the last sentence of the passage?

       A．We should write and carve to record different kinds of feelings.

       B．We should record different kinds of things in different ways.

       C．We should remember only good things others have done to us and let go bad things.

       D．We should remember things that others do to us, including both good things and bad things.

67．Which of the following can be the proper title of the passage?

A．True Friendship                      B．Sand and Stone 

C．Hurts and Benefits                   D．Forgiveness and Gratitude

The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend slapped me in the face."  They kept on walking until they found an oasis（綠洲）, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him.  After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life."  The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?"
The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we should write it down in the sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in the stone where no wind can ever erase it."
You have to learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone.
64．One friend slapped the other because ____.
A．he was angry that his friend took him to the desert by mistake.
B．He was angry that his friend did not agree with him about something.
C．He was angry that his friend kept wasting time writing and carving.
D．He had to save his friend from drowning, and this almost took his own life.
65．The underlined sentence means we should _____.
A．not let others know we are angry with them by letting wind erase what we write down.
B．gradually forgive others for bad things they have done to us as time goes by.
C．make sure what we write in the desert does not remain long .
D．not try to find stones to record things on in a desert.
66．What is the right understanding of the last sentence of the passage?
A．We should write and carve to record different kinds of feelings.
B．We should record different kinds of things in different ways.
C．We should remember only good things others have done to us and let go bad things.
D．We should remember things that others do to us, including both good things and bad things.
67．Which of the following can be the proper title of the passage?
A．True Friendship                     B．Sand and Stone 
C．Hurts and Benefits                  D．Forgiveness and Gratitude

The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend slapped me in the face."  They kept on walking until they found an oasis（綠洲）, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him.  After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life."  The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?"

    The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we should write it down in the sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in the stone where no wind can ever erase it."

    You have to learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone.

64．One friend slapped the other because ____.

       A．he was angry that his friend took him to the desert by mistake.

       B．He was angry that his friend did not agree with him about something.

       C．He was angry that his friend kept wasting time writing and carving.

       D．He had to save his friend from drowning, and this almost took his own life.

65．The underlined sentence means we should _____.

          A．not let others know we are angry with them by letting wind erase what we write down.

       B．gradually forgive others for bad things they have done to us as time goes by.

       C．make sure what we write in the desert does not remain long .

       D．not try to find stones to record things on in a desert.

66．What is the right understanding of the last sentence of the passage?

       A．We should write and carve to record different kinds of feelings.

       B．We should record different kinds of things in different ways.

       C．We should remember only good things others have done to us and let go bad things.

       D．We should remember things that others do to us, including both good things and bad things.

67．Which of the following can be the proper title of the passage?

A．True Friendship                      B．Sand and Stone 

C．Hurts and Benefits                   D．Forgiveness and Gratitude

The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend slapped me in the face."  They kept on walking until they found an oasis（綠洲）, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him.  After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life."  The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?"

    The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we should write it down in the sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in the stone where no wind can ever erase it."

    You have to learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone.

64．One friend slapped the other because ____.

       A．he was angry that his friend took him to the desert by mistake.

       B．He was angry that his friend did not agree with him about something.

       C．He was angry that his friend kept wasting time writing and carving.

       D．He had to save his friend from drowning, and this almost took his own life.

65．The underlined sentence means we should _____.

          A．not let others know we are angry with them by letting wind erase what we write down.

       B．gradually forgive others for bad things they have done to us as time goes by.

       C．make sure what we write in the desert does not remain long .

       D．not try to find stones to record things on in a desert.

66．What is the right understanding of the last sentence of the passage?

       A．We should write and carve to record different kinds of feelings.

       B．We should record different kinds of things in different ways.

       C．We should remember only good things others have done to us and let go bad things.

       D．We should remember things that others do to us, including both good things and bad things.

67．Which of the following can be the proper title of the passage?

A．True Friendship                      B．Sand and Stone 

C．Hurts and Benefits                   D．Forgiveness and Gratitude

The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped（打耳光） the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend slapped me in the face." They kept on walking until they found an oasis（綠洲）, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life." The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?"
　 The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave（鐫刻） it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."
　 You have to learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone.

53. One friend slapped the other because ____.

　　　 A．he was angry that his friend took him to the desert by mistake.

　　　 B．He was angry that his friend did not agree with him about something.

　　　 C．He was angry that his friend kept wasting time writing and carving.

D．He had to save his friend from drowning, and this almost took his own life.

54. When they found an oasis_____.

　　　 A．they decided to swim out of the desert from it.

　　　 B．the second friend wanted to slap his friend back.

　　　 C．they wanted to take a break and wash themselves.

　　　 D．the first friend was waved from drowning by the second and felt ashamed .

55. The underlined sentence means we should _____.

　　　 A．not let others know we are angry with them by letting wind erase what we write down.

　　　 B．gradually forgive others for bad things they have done to us as time goes by.

　　　 C．make sure what we write in the desert does not remain long or we might be found.

　　　 D．not try to find stones to record things on in a desert.

56. What is the right understanding of the last sentence of the passage?

　　　 A．We should write and carve to record different kinds of feelings.

　　　 B．We should record different kinds of things in different ways.

　　　 C．We should remember only good things others have done to us and let go bad things.

　　　 D．We should remember things that others do to us, including both good things and bad things.

57. Which of the following can be the proper title of the passage?

A．True Friendship B．Sand and Stone

C．Hurts and Benefits 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Forgiveness and Gratitude

The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend slapped me in the face." They kept on walking until they found an oasis（綠洲）, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life." The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?"

The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave（鐫刻） it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."

  You have to learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone.

59.One friend slapped the other because ______. 

       A.he was angry that his friend took him to the desert by mistake.

       B.He was angry that his friend did not agree with him about something.

       C.He was angry that his friend kept wasting time writing and carving.

       D.He had to save his friend from drowning, and this almost took his own life.

60.When they found an oasis_______.

       A.they decided to swim out of the desert from it.

       B.the second friend wanted to slap his friend back.

       C.They wanted to take a break and wash themselves.

       D.The first friend was saved from drowning by the second and felt ashamed .

61.The underlined sentence mean we should _______.

       A.not let others know we are angry with them by letting wind erase what we write down.

       B.gradually forgive others for bad things they have done to us as time goes by.

       C.make sure what we write in the desert does not remain long or we might be found.

       D.not try to find stones to record things on in a desert.

62．What is the right understanding of the last sentence of the passage?

       A.We should write and carve to record different kinds of feelings.

       B.We should record different kinds of things in different ways.

       C.We should remember only good things others have done to us and let go bad things.

       D.We should remember things that others do to us, including both good things and bad things.

63.Which of the following can be the proper title of the passage?

      A.True Friendship               B.Sand and Stone

      C.Hurts and Benefits     D.Forgiveness and Gratitude