A U.S man found 300 letters to God floating in the Atlantic Ocean last week. He said on Friday he would   1   them to a church instead of selling them on eBay following protests from religious people.

The letters , sent to a late Baptist clergyman (牧师), were   2  put in a sealed plastic shopping bag near a    3   in Atlantic, New Jersey.

Bill Lacovara, an insurance adjuster from Ventnor, New Jersey, said he got the bag while on a fishing trip last week.

The letters were     4     to the clergyman, who died in 2004. Someone cleaning his house may have   5   the bag, which Lacovara found about 100 miles (160km) from Cooper’s house.

They include one from a teenage girl asking God to    6  her for her wrongdoing, one from a prisoner who said he was    7    and someone had set a trap for him, and    8   from a man who wanted God’s help winning the lottery, according to media reports.

Lavovara said he could have    9   them on eBay for up to $15,000(7,889 pounds) according to his prediction of the compete price and would have given the money to charity. But he has changed his mind because he said the move caused     10    to some religious people.

“They said they were    11    in me, and I didn’t want to do something that’s going to create    12     results.” he told Reuters.

Some    13    him to burn the letters, throw them back in the ocean or give them to a church, Lacovara said.

Lacovara said about a dozen clergymen have offered to take the letters, and he is evaluating the    14   to make sure the letters don’t fall into the     15    hands.

1.    A. donate                     B. show          C. sell                 D. owe

2.    A. hurriedly                  B. privately       C. mysteriously   D. occasionally

3.    A. river                      B. lake                   C. hill                 D. beach

4.    A. taken              B. offered       C. addressed      D. given

5.    A. collected           B. thrown        C. opened        D. destroyed

6.    A. forgive            B. punish        C. adjust         D. charge

7.    A. friendly            B. correct              C. innocent      D. energetic

8.    A. others                     B. another       C. the other      D. one

9.    A. auctioned         B. bought             C. donated               D. discounted

10.   A. damage            B. offence       C. injury               D. worry

11.   A. absorbed           B. involved            C. interested      D. disappointed

12.   A. final              B. direct               C. same         D. bad

13.   A. forced             B. urged               C. questioned           D. pleased

14.   A. requests                   B. orders              C. commands           D. invitations

15.   A. wrong                     B. poor                C. tight                D. firm