Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often _
_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so _
_ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly _
_ . Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along _
_ and had to wait _
_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant _
_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the _
_ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a _
_ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be _
_ , so he went to the door and opened it _
_ . At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door _
_ . “What a nuisance(麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _
_ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. _
_ this time she was _
_ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _
_ me here to give you these.” Terry was very _
_ by what he saw.
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _
_ in life. It was his _
_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _
_ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.
小题1: |
A.complaining |
B.telling |
C.hoping |
D.pretending |
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小题2:A. pleased B disappointed C. exhausted D. encouraged
小题3: |
A.looking |
B.turning |
C.coming |
D.tidying |
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小题4: |
A.went on |
B.went down |
C.went out |
D.went through |
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小题5: |
A.candles |
B.matches |
C.lights |
D.flashlights |
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小题6: |
A.happily |
B.patiently |
C.hopefully |
D.helplessly |
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小题7: |
A.steps |
B.words |
C.knocks |
D.screams |
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小题8: |
A.dark |
B.quiet |
C.noisy |
D.crowded |
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小题9: |
A.newcomer |
B.stranger |
C.guest |
D.settler |
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小题10: |
A.called |
B.disturbed |
C.watched |
D.offered |
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小题11: |
A.surprisingly |
B.delightedly |
C.impatiently |
D.willingly |
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小题12: |
A.gently |
B.kindly |
C.politely |
D.violently |
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小题13: |
A.lend |
B.sell |
C.harness |
D.borrow |
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小题15: |
A.holding |
B.hiding |
C.fetching |
D.lifting |
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小题16: |
A.suggested |
B.commanded |
C.sent |
D.forced |
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小题17: |
A.frightened |
B.pleased |
C.puzzled |
D.surprised |
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小题18: |
A.failure |
B.success |
C.complaint |
D.determination |
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小题19: |
A.warmth |
B.coldness |
C.kindness |
D.nearly |
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小题20: |
A.doubtfully |
B.hardly |
C.actually |
D.sympathy (同情) |
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