Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often
__21_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so
__22__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily
_23_ up their new home, the light suddenly
__24_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along
25__ and had to wait
_26_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant
27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the
__28__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a
_29__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be
__30__, so he went to the door and opened it _
_31_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door
__32__. “What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to
_33__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside.
__34_ this time she was
_35__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She
_36_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very
_37__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his
_38__ in life. It was his
_39_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was
_40__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）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 |
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