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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用
括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为1-10的相应位置上。
A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. 1______ water was
sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder 2______ had been his teacher.
After a four-day journey, the young man 3______ (present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep
drink, smiled 4______ (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went
home 5______ a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let 6______ student taste the water. He spit it out, 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 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 9______ (sweet)."
We understand this lesson best 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.
