A wise man was visiting a village with his students. He found a group of family members shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his students and asked: “Why do people shout in anger at each other?”
His students thought for a while, and one of them said: “Because when we lose our calm, we shout.”
“But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can just as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner,” said the wise man.
Students gave some other answers but none were any good.
“When two people are angry at each other, their hearts become distanced,” the wise man explained. “To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to hear each other and cover that great distance.”
The wise man then gave an example: “What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly because their hearts are very close. When they love each other even more, what happens? They don’t need to talk. They only look at each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his students and said: “So when you argue, do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance you from others. Otherwise, there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return.”
小題1:What did they find when a wise man and his students were visiting a village?
| A．A group of people were traveling there. |
| B．A group of family members were playing there. |
| C．His students were shouting with a group of people. |
| D．A group of family members were shouting at each other angrily. |
小題2:One of the students thinks family members shout at each other because
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| A．they are not friends |
| B．they don’t like each other |
| C．they lose their calm |
| D．they are far from each other |
小題3:What will happen when two people are angry with each other?
| A．They fight with each other. |
| B．Their hearts become distanced. |
| C．They are far away from each other. |
| D．They are too angry to say a word. |
小題4:What will usually happen to two people at first when they fall in love with each other according to the passage?
| A．They talk softly. |
| B．They shout at each other. |
| C．They talk more. |
| D．They don’t say anything to each other. |
小題5:What’s the topic of the passage?
| A．Shouting is bad. |
| B．Don’t shout. |
| C．Cover the distance with love. |
| D．The distance of love. |
