阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
According to legend, a young man while wandering the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so sweet, he ________ his leather container so he could bring some       to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.
After a four-day journey he   ________  the water to the old man who took a deep drink,   ________  warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy   ________  .
Later, the teacher let another student   ________  the water. He spat it   ________ , saying it was awful. It   ________   had been no longer fresh and ________  unpleasant to drink because of the old leather container.
The student challenged his teacher: “Master, the water was smelly. Why did you  ________  to like it?”
The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the   _______ . The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be  ________ .”
I think we understand this lesson best when we receive   ________   gifts of love from young children.   ________ it’s a tray or a bracelet, the   ________ and proper response is   ________  and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.
Gratitude doesn’t always come naturally.   ________ , most children and many adults value only the thing given  ________the feeling embodied in it. We should remind ourselves and  ________ our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude.  ________  , gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

A．packed B．filled C．took D．carried

A．in B．away C．back D．up

A．presented B．mailed C．delivered D．showed

A．said B．laughed C．smiled D．nodded

A．heart B．mind C．moment D．occasion

A．smell B．watch C．taste D．feel

A．away B．out C．off D．on

A．apparently B．still C．sadly D．quickly

A．however B．instead C．nevertheless D．therefore

A．change B．pretend C．determine D．agree

A．sweat B．sense C．promise D．gift

A．clearer B．fresher C．sweeter D．purer

A．simple B．innocent C．worthless D．meaningless

A．Whether B．If C．Whatever D．Whichever

A．pretended B．lovely C．abnormal D．natural

A．devotion B．comfort C．imagination D．appreciation

A．Unfortunately B．Frankly C．Strangely D．Possibly

A．other than B．rather than C．better than D．more than

A．persuade B．teach C．improve D．advise

A．In a word B．Otherwise C．Thus D．After all