When I was 12, a story happening to me told me what true forgiveness meant.
One Saturday afternoon I was playing, throwing little stones, with several boys of my age when I
_____ a porch window carelessly.
___ frightened me was that I would get caught by the owner, an old woman customer for whom I delivered papers every day.
_____, several days later, when I made sure I hadn’t been found, I came to feel (39)
_____for her loss.
_____, each day she
_____ me when greeting me as I delivered her papers, but I felt somehow
_____ when I faced her.
Then I made up my mind to save money to
_____ the loss. Three weeks later, I
_____ to save 7 dollars and put it in an envelope with a note
____ that I was sorry for having broken her window and hoped that the seven dollars would ____ the repairing cost. After that, I put the envelope in her letter slot that evening. In this way, I felt
_____ and I couldn’t wait for the freedom of, once again, looking straight
_____ the old lady’s eyes.
On the day that followed, I delivered her paper and was able,
_____, to smile at her as she did. She thanked me for her being
_____ and then gave me
_____cookies. After eating several cookies, I felt an envelope and (52)
_____ it out of the bag. I was
_____when I opened the envelope, inside which were the very 7 dollars and a short
_____ reading “I am proud of you”. I
_____it was true forgiveness.
小题1: | A.opened | B.broke | C.closed | D.repaired |
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小题3: | A.However | B.Therefore | C.Still | D.Besides |
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小题4: | A.ashamed | B.guilty | C.innocent | D.stupid |
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小题5: | A.In general | B.To conclude | C.As usual | D.For sure |
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小题6: | A.smiled to | B.pointed to | C.spoke to | D.shouted to |
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小题7: | A.unfortunate | B.unfriendly | C.uncomfortable | D.unfair |
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小题8: | A.look for | B.compensate for | C.ask for | D.apply for |
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小题9: | A.tried | B.succeeded | C.managed | D.meant |
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小题10: | A.speaking | B.explaining | C.talking | D.writing |
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小题11: | A.cover | B.cut | C.increase | D.balance |
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小题12: | A.free of charge | B.free of tax | C.free of shame | D.free of duty |
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小题14: | A.in turn | B.in return | C.on the contrary | D.by contrast |
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小题15: | A.cheated | B.awarded | C.served | D.informed |
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小题16: | A.a number of | B.a bag of | C.a plate of | D.a box of |
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小题17: | A.pushed | B.pulled | C.picked | D.forced |
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小题18: | A.pleased | B.interested | C.shocked | D.terrified |
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小题19: | A.note | B.notice | C.map | D.picture |
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小题20: | A.said | B.expected | C.knew | D.regretted |
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