This happened to me at the age of twelve. It seems like a long time to remember the name of the old lady. Yet it keeps in my
35 that she taught me a lesson in tolerance(宽容) which I shall never forget.
On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were
36 stones onto the roof of the old lady’s house. I found myself a perfectly smooth stone and threw it out. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped(滑) from my hands and
37 straight not for the roof but for a small window on the old lady’s back porch(门廊). At the sound of broken
38 , we knew we were in trouble and ran away.
I was too scared(胆怯) about getting caught by the old lady that first night. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been
39 , I started to feel guilty(有罪的) for what I had done. She
40 greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably.
I made up my mind to
41 for her window with my paper delivery(发送) money I collected. I put the money in an envelope with a note explaining I was
42 for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost for repairing it.
I waited
43 it was dark, snuck(悄悄地走) up to the old lady’s house and put the letter I didn’t sign in her door. Once again, I could have the freedom of looking
straight
44 the old lady’s kind eyes.
The next day, I handed the old lady her paper and was able to return the warm smile that I was
45 from her. She thanked me and gave me a bag of cookies.
Reaching for the cookies, I
46 an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was surprised to see the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you!”
【小题1】 | A.diary | B.memory | C.notebook | D.handbag |
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【小题2】 | A.throwing | B.carrying | C.choosing | D.putting |
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【小题3】 | A.dropped | B.knocked | C.headed | D.landed |
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【小题4】 | A.wall | B.roof | C.door | D.glass |
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【小题5】 | A.discovered | B.controlled | C.invited | D.forgotten |
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【小题6】 | A.often | B.just | C.hardly | D.still |
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【小题8】 | A.late | B.sorry | C.ready | D.good |
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【小题9】 | A.before | B.though | C.since | D.until |
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【小题10】 | A.against | B.into | C.through | D.around |
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【小题11】 | A.receiving | B.hearing | C.separating | D.taking |
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【小题12】 | A.bought | B.filled | C.felt | D.sent |
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