Tom was a middle-aged leather trader whose
repeated failure in career
made him a depressed man, often complaining
that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so
16 with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to 17
city. It was in the evening of aweekend when Tom and his wife
were busy 18 up their new home
19 the light suddenly went out. So they had to 20 work.
Tom was regretful to have forgotten bringing along candles and had to wait
21 in a low mood. Just then he heard slight, hesitant knocks on his door
that sounded clear in the 22 night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no
23 in the new city.
And this was the moment he especially
disliked being disturbed. 24 , he went reluctantly to
the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly
asking, “Sir, do you have 25 ? I’m your
neighbor.” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door violently. “What a
nuisance!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down 26 the
neighbor came to 27 things.” After a while, the
door was knocked 28 . He opened it and found the same
girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma
told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She 29
me here to give you these.” Tom was very 30 by
what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your 31
. God bless you!”
At that moment he suddenly realized what
caused his 32 in life. It
was his 33 and harshness(刻薄)with other people. The person
who had cheated him in life was 34 nobody
else but himself, for he had fallen for his unsympathetic
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A．inspired
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B．satisfied
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C．disappointed
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D．encouraged
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2.
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A．the other
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B．other
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C．every
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D．another
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3.
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A．looking
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B．turning
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C．cleaning
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D．ending
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4.
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A．where
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B．that
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C．why
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D．when
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5.
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A．continue
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B．start
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C．quit
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D．change
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6.
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A．helplessly
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B．happily
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C．patiently
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D．hopefully
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7.
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A．quiet
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B．dark
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C．noisy
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D．crowded
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8.
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A．acquaintance
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B．stranger
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C．consultant
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D．adolescent
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9.
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A．So
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B．Though
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C．However
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D．In case
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10.
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A．lights
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B．candles
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C．tricks
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D．failures
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11.
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A．when
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B．that
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C．while
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D．than
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12.
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A．lend
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B．sell
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C．purchase
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D．borrow
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13.
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A．suddenly
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B．again
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C．too
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D．constantly
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14.
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A．suggested
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B．forbade
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C．sent
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D．forced
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15.
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A．frightened
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B．pleased
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C．puzzled
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D．surprised
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16.
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A．grandma
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B．mother
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C．father
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D．brother
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A．failure
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B．success
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C．dissatisfaction
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D．determination
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18.
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A．apology
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B．coldness
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C．responsibility
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D．concept
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19.
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A．in reality
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B．in particular
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C．in all
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D．in general
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20.
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A．brain
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B．mind
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C．thought
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D．idea
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