Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.The family was __1__ and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guestroom.Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold __2__.As they made their bed on the hard floor£¬the older angel saw a hole in the wall and __3__ it.When the younger angel asked why£¬the older angel replied£¬“things aren't always what they seem.”

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor£¬but very __4__ farmer and his wife.After __5__ what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest.When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears.Their only cow£¬whose milk had been their sole __6__£¬lay dead in the field.The younger angel was __7__ and asked the older angel£¬“how could you have let this happen£¿The first man had everything£¬yet you helped him.” she __8__.“The second family had little but was willing to share everything£¬and you let the cow die.”

“Things aren't always what they seem£¬” the older angel replied.“When we stayed in the basement of the mansion£¬I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall.Since the owner was so obsessed with __9__ and unwilling to share his good fortune£¬I __10__ the wall so he wouldn't find it.”

“Then last night as we slept in the farmers' bed£¬the angel of __11__ came for his wife.I gave him the cow instead.Things aren't always what they seem.”

Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't __12__ the way they should.If you have faith£¬you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage.You might not know it until some time later...

1£®A.happy                                     B£®cruel

C£®rude                                          D£®indifferent