many years ago three soldiers, hungry and tired, came to a small village. the villagers, suffering a(n) __1__ harvest and many years of war, quickly hid their food and met them at the village square. they wringed(搓) their hands and __2__ how little their food was.
the soldiers spoke quietly among themselves and the first soldier then turned to the village elders. “your tired fields have left you nothing to __3__， so we’ll share what little we have: the secret of how to make soup from stones.”
naturally the villagers felt __4__ and soon a fire was put to the town’s greatest kettle(锅) as the soldiers __5__ three smooth stones. “now this will be a fine soup”， said the second soldier; “but some salt and parsley(欧芹) would make it __6__ ！” a villager jumped up, crying “what __7__！ i’ve just remembered that there are still some left at my home！” and she ran off, returning with some salt and parsley. as the kettle boiled on, the __8__ of the village improved: soon carrots, beef and cream had __9__ their way into the great kettle.
they ate and danced and sang well into the night. they were pleased with the feast(盛宴) and their newfound friends. in the morning the three soldiers __10__ to find the entire village standing before them. at their feet lay a bag of the village’s best breads and cheese. “you’ve given us the greatest __11__ : the secret of how to make soup from stones，” said an elder, “and we shall never __12__ it.” the third soldier turned to the crowd, and said: “there is no secret, but this is certain: it’s only by sharing that we may make a feast”. and the soldiers wandered off down the road.
( )1.a.nice b．common
c．poor d．average
( )2.a.complained b．congratulated
c．guessed d．concluded
( )3.a.eat b．possess
c．donate d．share
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