8.
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式(最多限填3个单词)。
A
wise man was visiting a village with his students. He found a group of family
members(shout) 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 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 beside you? You can just as well
tell (he)
what you have to say in a soft way, "Students gave some other (answer)
but none were good.
"When
two people are angry with each other, their hearts become distant (疏远的)," the wise man explained. "To cover that distance they
must shout to be able to hear each other. The (angry)
they are, the louder they will have to shout to hear each other."
"What
will happen two
people fall in love? They won't shout at each other but talk (quiet)
because their hearts are very close, "the wise man said.
He
looked his
students and said, "So when you are angry, do not let your hearts become
distant. Stop (say) words that distance you
from others. Or there will come a day when the distance is great
that you will not find the way back."