Indian Tale
A Hindu saint and his pupils came to the river Ganges to take a bath. There they found a group of family members (1)____ at each other. The saint turned to his pupils, smiled and asked: "Why do people shout in anger at each other?".
The pupils thought (2) ____, then one of them said, "Because we lose our temper". But why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him (3)____ in a soft manner", asked the saint.
The pupils gave some other answers (4)____.
Finally the saint explained himself: "When two people are angry at each other, their hearts dis- tance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout (5) _____ each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other to cover that great distance. What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very close".
He looked at his pupils and said. "So when you argue, do not let your hearts get distant, do not say words that distance each other more, or there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find (6)_____ ".
Read the text below. Choose from (A - H) the one that best fits each space (1 - 6 ), There are two choices you do not need to use.
A but none satisfied the saint
B what you have to say
C the path to return
D to be able to hear
E for a while
F who were there
G shouting in anger
H not to shout in return
A Hindu saint and his pupils came to the river Ganges to take a bath. There they found a group of family members (1)____ at each other. The saint turned to his pupils, smiled and asked: "Why do people shout in anger at each other?".
The pupils thought (2) ____, then one of them said, "Because we lose our temper". But why should you shout when the other person is just next to you?
You can as well tell him (3)____ in a soft manner", asked the saint.
The pupils gave some other answers (4)____.
Finally the saint explained himself: "When two people are angry at each other, their hearts dis- tance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout (5) _____ each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other to cover that great distance. What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very close".
He looked at his pupils and said. "So when you argue, do not let your hearts get distant, do not say words that distance each other more, or there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find (6)_____ ".
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