Ⅲ. 词汇运用
阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu and Yue fought with each other for quite a few years. Fu Chai was the new king of Wu, whose father (1) (
was killed
) by an army from Gou Jian. So Fu Chai fought with the State of Yue. And Gou Jian (2) (
lost
) the fight. Fu Chai asked him to work as (3) (
an
) animal keeper. Gou Jian became really angry. (4) (
However
), he tried to be good with Fu Chai. When Fu Chai got ill, Gou Jian cared (5) (
for
) him a lot. Then, Gou Jian got Fu Chai's trust and he could go back to his own state.
After that, Gou Jian planned (6) (
to fight
) with the State of Wu again. He believed his talent and strong will could help him win. To make (7) (
himself
) remember his difficult days in the State of Wu, Gou Jian slept on brushwood at night. After he got up, he tasted the gall(胆汁) in his room. The (8) (
coldness
) and bitterness(苦涩) made his mind stronger. Soon the State of Yue became stronger and people had (9) (
better
) lives. Gou Jian also sent Xi Shi, a beauty, to Fu Chai. In 473 BC, Gou Jian's army fought with Fu Chai and won the fight (10) (
successfully
).
"Sleep on brushwood and taste gall" tells us that those who fall from greatness can still succeed again, as long as they have strong wills.
