Theoldcouplewholivedinacottageontheedgeofthevillagewereenviedforthehappinessoftheirmarriage．Theyneverquarreledandwerealwaysaffectionatetooneanother．Sadlyafterthirty-fouryearsofthishappinessthehusbandbecameillanddied．

Thewifewasovercomewithgrief．Herchildrentriedtocomfortherbuttonoavail．Herneighborstriedtocomfortherbutwithsimilarlackofsuccess．Weeksandmonthswentbyandstillthewomanwasgrieving;tearsfelldownhercheeksfrommorningtillnight．

Thenaholymancametothevillage．Peopletoldhimaboutthewomanandaskedhimtotrytohelpher．Theholymanwenttothewoman’shouse．Dressedinhisroughwoolenrobehesatdownwiththegrievingwidowandlistenedcarefullytoherstory．Whenshehadspilledoutallhersorrowhereachedintooneofthedeeppocketsinhisrobeanddrewoutatinylittlemustard（芥末）seed．“IthinkImayhaveacureforyourgrief”hesaid．“Iwantyoutogoroundthepeopleinthisregionandlookforafamilythathasnosorrows．Whenyoufindthisfamilygivethemthislittlemustardseedandthencomebacktome．

Thewomansetoffinsearchofsuchafamily．Shevisitedeveryhomeinthedistrictandtalkedtothepeople．Shelistenedtotheirstoriesjustastheholymanhadlistenedtohers．Intimeshealmostforgotaboutthemustardseedbecauseeverysinglefamilyshemetwascarryingsomekindofsorrow．

Onedayshehappenedtomeettheholymanagainandhestoppedtoaskhowshewasfeeling．Shewassurprisedatfirstathisquestionandthenshesuddenlyrememberedthemustardseedstillsafelyinherpurse．“I’msorryIhaven’tfoundafamilywithoutsorrowsyet”shetoldhim．“Butyouyourselfarecuredofyourgrief”hesmiled．“Themustardseedisagreathealer!”

Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grieving”mean?

A．amused B．sad C．angry D．astonished

Whatdidtheholymanaskhertodotoendhersorrow?

A．togotochurchforhelp．

B．tolivewiththefamilythathasnosorrowswiththemustardseed．

C．tohelpotherssothatshecanfeelthehappinessfromthebottomofherheart．

D．tofindafamilythatisalwayshappyandgivethemthemustardseedbeforereturningtohim．

Howdidthewomantreatthefamiliesshevisited?