课后限时自测(二十七)
Ⅰ.语法填空
There was once a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace.Many artists tried.The king looked at all the pictures.But there were only two he __1__(real) liked，and he had to choose between them.One picture was of a calm lake __2__ a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it.Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds.All who saw this picture thought __3__ was a perfect picture of peace.
__4__ other picture had mountains，too.But these were rugged and bare.Above was an angry sky，from which rain fell and in which lightning played.Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall.This did not look peaceful __5__ all.But when the king looked closely，he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush __6__ (grow)in a crack in the rock.In the bush a mother bird had built her nest.There，in the midst of the rush of angry water，__7__ (sit)the mother bird on her nest—in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize？The king chose the second picture.“__8__，”explained the king，“peace does not mean to be in a place __9__ there is no noise，trouble，or hard work.Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be __10__ (calmly)in your heart.That is the real meaning of peace.”
1．really 修饰谓语动词用副词。
