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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