One day,Mary got into trouble.She talked about it(1)
with/to
with/to
her friend.Then the friend invited Mary to her home for tea and said, "All trouble will go after tasting tea."
Mary couldn't believe her,(2)
but
but
she still decided to have a try.At the friend's home,her friend took out(3)
a
a
green box and said, "I bought it from China.It's said that there are five tastes." Then,she(4)
opened
opened
the box slowly and took out some tea carefully.At last,she put it into the teapot(茶壺)with some boiled water.
Just one minute later,the friend got a cup of tea and asked Mary to taste it.Mary drank it but nearly puked(吐)it out.She shouted,"Is this tea?It tastes like medicine!It's really very bitter(苦的)."The friend drank it and thought it was bitter,(5)
too
too
.
Then the friend didn't say a word.She(6)
put
put
some boiled water into the teapot again.After a minute,the friend got another cup and asked Mary to try the second one.Mary took a drink and found it wasn't as bad as the(7)
first
first
one but still bitter.This time she didn't shout.When Mary drank the fifth cup,a sunny(8)
smile
smile
appeared on her face.She said excitedly,"(9)
It
It
tastes good!I've never tasted(10)
such
such
a wonderful taste."
The friend said, "Life is just like this!If we taste it patiently,we can feel happy."