Ⅲ.综合运用

Who Is the Best Son？

There was a little old lady who was nearly blind in England.She had three sons.Each of them wanted to p__1__that he treated her the best.

The first son bought the old lady a large house with 15 rooms,t__2__this would surely be the best gift.The second son bought her a nice car with a driver,thinking this would surely win her heart.

The third son had to do something even better，so he bought her a parrot（鹦鹉）which had been t__3__for 15 years to memorize（熟记）the entire Bible（《圣经》）.You could ask the parrot any part in the Bible，and he could quote（引述）it word for word.What a good g__5__！

After r__4__the three gifts,the old lady went to the first son and said,“Son,the house is just wonderful,but it's too big for me.I only live in one room,and it's too large to clean and take care of.I really don't need the house,but thank you a__6__.”

Then she came to her second son and said,“Son,the car is beautiful.It has everything you want on it,but I don't go out often and really don't like the driver,so I'll r__7__the car to you.”

Finally，she went to the third son and said，“Son，I just want to thank you for your most thoughtful（体贴的）gift.That chicken was delicious.”

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