There is a body of water in Israel that is actually below sea level. Water 1 flows into it， but， because of the 2 of gravity， nothing can flow out of it. Do you know the name of this famous lake? It’s called the Dead Sea.

It’s called this because the mineral deposits have 3 to such an extent that no living thing could 4 in this water. The water is literally

5 . Contrast this to what happens with “l(fā)iving water.” When you think of the term “l(fā)iving water” the 6 that comes to mind is a 7 river or bubbling spring that is flowing. It’s filled with life and 8 . It doesn’t just “receive，” but is also “giving” 9 . There is life there. There’s a 10 ， illustration(實(shí)例) here.

Many of us believe that we need to 11 ， more of something in order to be 12 . Whether what we 13 is money or something else， we think that we need more of it in order to be fulfilled.

As a result of this， we begin to operate in

14 and therefore don’t give anything because we’re afraid that we won’t have enough.

The 15 ? Like the Dead Sea， we become

16 . When we don’t give， we die.

Life is meant to 17 . When a pool of anything 18 flowing(giving)， it becomes stagnant(停滯的). Stagnant water breeds disease and death. It can’t breathe. It can’t receive any more. If nothing is flowing out， there’s no 19 for anything else to come in.

The solution? Give. As you give you will receive. It’s a 20 law. You see it at work everywhere， because it’s true.

1．A．eventually B．constantly

C．occasionally D．initially

2．A．law B．meaning

C．practice D．content

3．A．gathered B．piled

C．expanded D．a(chǎn)ccumulated

4．A．remain B．reproduce

C．survive D．breathe

5．A．dead B．dirty

C．thick D．dark

6．A．concept B．image

C．description D．impression

7．A．spreading B．pouring

C．rushing D．thundering

8．A．movement B．excitement

C．peacefulness D．waves

9．A．once in a while B．in the beginning

C．a(chǎn)t the same timeD．a(chǎn)bove all

10．A．relavent B．positive

C．familiar D．valuable

11．A．a(chǎn)bsorb B．receive

C．think D．earn

12．A．popular B．proud

C．happy D．healthy

13．A．desire B．make

C．prefer D．catch

14．A．mess B．despair

C．surprise D．fear

15．A．reason B．result

C．lesson D．similarity

16．A．inactive B．ignorant

C．selfish D．lifeless

17．A．flow B．develop

C．change D．a(chǎn)dvance

18．A．delays B．stops

C．continues D．misses

19．A．point B．problem

C．need D．room

20．A．simple B．special

C．universal D．complex