Once a chief （酋长）told a servant（仆人）to go to the market. "Bring me the best piece of meat that is sold in the___26___ .’’said the chief.

The servant ___27___ at once and ran to the market. The chief was surprised when the servant came ___28___ with thetongue of a cow.

It didn’t seem to be good to ___29___？ Yet when it was prepared by the ___30___, the chief was satisfied. The meat was truly ___31___？ It was quite pleasing to eat. The chief called the servant to him again. &39;

The tongue was ___32___ wonderful. Now go to the market again and___33___ me the worst piece of meat that is sold there.” The servant obeyed once again. He ran ___34___ to the market. Soon he came back ___35___ a piece of meat thatlooked like the first. The chief was astonished that the servant once again brought him a tongue from another ___36___？

“What is this？” asked the chief, “When I asked you to fetch me the best piece of meat, you brought me the tongue. When I asked for the worst one, you brought me another tongue. Are you ___37___ me？ ”

The servant answered, “The tongue can be ___38___ or ugly, It can be sweet or bitter. It ___39___ the words and soundsthat arc heard by the ___40___？ If a person words are kind and sweet, the tongue is at its best. It is delicious to the car. The___41___ of the tongue bring happiness. If the words we say are rude and sharp, they can be hurtful and ___42___. They canbring sadness and ___43___

“Thank you,” said the chief. “Your words are wise,” Then he said to his people, “May the words of all of us be ___44___and delicious to all who ___45___ them.”

26__________

A.country

B.village

C.market

D.city

27A.replied

B.cried

C.escaped

D.obeyed

28A.out

B.back

C.down

D.along

29A.eat

B.sell

C.smell

D.touch

30A.villagers

B.women

C.children

D.cooks

31A.clean

B.delicious

C.big

D.strange

32A.really

B.merely

C.usually

D.slightly

33A.lend

B.tell

C.offer

D.bring

34A.suddenly

B.sadly

C.quickly

D.regularly

35A.carrying

B.cutting

C.eating

D.pulling

36A.sheep

B.horse

C.duck

D.cow

37A.teaching

B.pleasing

C.fooling

D.helping

38A.beautiful

B.useful

C.expensive

D.interesting

39A.asks for

B.lives on

C.depends on

D.looks for

40A.chief

B.listener

C.servant

D.seller

41A.sounds

B.colors

C.roots

D.shapes

42A.difficult

B.meaningful

C.bitter

D.true

43A.pity

B.pain

C.wonder

D.effect

44A.special

B.right

C.funny

D.sweet

45A.read

B.hear

C.speak

D.write