There’sabodyofwaterinIsraelthatisactuallybelowsealevel.Waterconstantlyrunsintoitbutbecauseofthelawofgravity(万有引力定律)，nothingcanflowoutofit.Doyouknowthenameofthisfamouslake?It’scalledtheDeadSea.It’scalledthisbecausenolivingthingcouldlivethere.Thewaterisalmostdeadcomparedtowhathappenswith“livingwater”.

Whenyouthinkoftheterm“livingwater”theimagethatcomestomindisarushingriverthatisflowing.It’sfilledwithlifeandmovement.Itdoesn’tjust“receive”butisalso“giving”simultaneously.

Manyofusbelievethatweneedtoreceivemoreofsomethinginordertobehappy.Whetherwhatwedesireismoneyorsomethingelsewethinkweneedmoreofitinordertobefulfilled.

Asaresultwebegintooperateinfearandthereforedon’tgiveanythingbecausewe’reafraidthatwewon’thaveenough.Theresult?LiketheDeadSeawebecomelifeless.Lifeismeanttoflow.whenapoolstopsflowingitbecomesstagnant(停滞的).Stagnantwaterbreedsdiseaseanddeath.Itcan’tbreathe.Itcan’treceiveanymore.Ifnothingisflowingoutthere’snoroomforanythingelsetocomein.

Thesolution?Give.Asyougiveyou’llreceive.It’sauniversallaw.Youseeitatworkeverywhere.we’vesomehowbeendeceived（欺骗）intobelievingthatifwedon’tgivewe’llhavemore.Orwe’reafraidthatifwedogivewewon’thaveanythingleft.Ononehandthisseemstomakesense.Butitdoesn’twork.Becausewhenwedon’tgiveweshutofftheflowofwhat’scomingin.

1.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.ThedevelopmentoftheDeadSea

B.ThespecialcharacteroftheDeadSea

C.ThepositionoftheDeadSea

D.ThepresentsituationoftheDeadSea

2.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewouldn’tliketogivebecause________.

A.theyarereallypoorinfact B.theydon’tknowhowtogive

C.theydon’tknowwhotogive D.theyarestillnotsatisfied

3.Accordingtothepassageifyourefusetogiveyouwill___________.

A.belikeapoolwithstagnantwater

B.haveenoughspaceforwhatyou’llreceive

C.needsomethingmoretobesatisfied

D.doeverythingaccordingtothelaw

4.Whatwouldbe