A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.
“Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most ________ day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we ________ ? Is it the day when fall in love or the day we succeed?” The man asked.
“Neither. The most important day in our lives is ________ .” The wise man replied calmly.
“Why?” The young man felt more than _______, “Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?”
“No. Nothing has happened today.”
“Is it because of my visit?”
“Even if nobody visited me today, today is _______ very important because today is the only wealth we have . No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come, but no matter how common today is, it is under our _______.”
The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man ______ him and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have _______ a lot of it.”
The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.
Actually, today is the only _______ we have. So, what we should do now is to _______yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!
1.A. important B. necessary C. comfortable D. sad
2.A. miss B. die C. grow D. move
3.A. yesterday B. tomorrow C. today D. day
4.A. jealous B. pleased C. puzzled D. upset
5.A. still B. already C. ever D. just
6.A. way B. control C. care D. mind
7.A. stopped B. refused C. encouraged D. decided
8.A. treasured B. avoided C. wasted D. paid
9.A. excuse B. plan C. chance D. idea
10.A. remember B. forget C. treat D. catch