1 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once upon a time, there was a young woman 1 worked for a businessman living high up on the hill. It was part of her daily work to walk down the hill with her two pots (罐子) to collect water from a river. With time, one of the pots got a small crack (裂缝). But she decided to keep 2 (use) the pot.
Every day when she reached the house, the cracked pot would be only half full while the other one was full to 3 top. As years went by, the cracked pot saw 4 (he) as a failure and one day he spoke to the lady,“I apologise for my defects. The crack has made me useless.”The lady replied,“I would like you 5 (look) at the road we've taken.”
Next time when the lady carried the water up to the hill, the cracked pot 6 (notice) on his side of the track that beautiful flowers were growing, while the other side was still dry. The woman said,“I took advantage 7 your crack to water those flowers. Without you being just the way you are, the track uphill would not have this 8 (beautiful).
And the cracked pot 9 (sudden) understood and was overjoyed! Every one of us 10 (be) unique and we all have our own defects. But it is those little defects that make us.