1. Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember a mere acquaintance(相识). I have forgotten the
of an old lady who was on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in
.
One afternoon, a friend and I were
rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house to observe how the rocks
to missiles(导弹;发射物) as they rolled to the roof’s edge and shot out into the yard like comets(彗星)falling from the sky. I found myself a perfectly smooth
and threw it out. The stone was too smooth, however, it
from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small
on the old lady’s back porch(门廊). We knew we were in
and ran away as fast as we could.
I was too
of getting caught that first night. However, a few days later. I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel
for her misfortune. She still greeted me with a smile
but I was no longer to feel
in her presence.
I made up my mind that I would
my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars. I put the money in an envelope with a note
that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would
the cost for repairing it.
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.
The next day, I
the old lady her paper and was able to
the warm smile that I was receiving from her. She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you.” It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I continued my way.
After several cookies, I
an envelope and pulled it out. When I opened the envelope, I was very
. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m
of you.”
【小题1】 | A.name | B.story | C.life | D.experience |
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【小题2】 | A.friendship | B.forgiveness | C.courage | D.patience |
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【小题3】 | A.removing | B.lifting | C.putting | D.throwing |
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【小题4】 | A.changed | B.flew | C.connected | D.devoted |
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【小题5】 | A.doll | B.glass | C.stone | D.branch |
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【小题6】 | A.disappeared | B.moved | C.slipped | D.came |
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【小题7】 | A.building | B.house | C.room | D.window |
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【小题8】 | A.trouble | B.silence | C.failure | D.freedom |
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【小题9】 | A.certain | B.scared | C.aware | D.fond |
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【小题10】 | A.grateful | B.sensitive | C.calm | D.guilty(有罪的) |
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【小题11】 | A.as usual | B.for sure | C.on purpose | D.at least |
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【小题12】 | A.hopeless | B.strange | C.comfortable | D.funny |
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【小题13】 | A.spend | B.save | C.give | D.hide |
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【小题14】 | A.explaining | B.instructing | C.persuading | D.declaring |
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【小题15】 | A.spare | B.contain | C.charge | D.cover |
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【小题16】 | A.bought | B.awarded | C.handed | D.owed |
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【小题17】 | A.require | B.receive | C.return | D.repeat |
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【小题18】 | A.folded | B.felt | C.replaced | D.ignored |
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【小题19】 | A.cautious(谨慎的) | B.pleased | C.surprised | D.nervous |
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【小题20】 | A.happy | B.proud | C.confident | D.afraid |
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