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Several years ago,while attending a communications course,I experienced a most unusual process.The instructor asked us to list__1__in our past that we felt ashamed of.The next week he invited participants to read their lists aloud.Then he suggested that we__2__ways to apologize to people,or take some action to__3__any wrongdoing. The next week,the man next to me raised his hand and__4__the following story: While making my list,I remembered an__5__from high school.I grew up in a small town in Iowa.There was a sheriff (治安官)in town that__6__of us kids liked.One night,my two followers and I decided to__7__Sheriff Brown.We found a can of red paint,climbed the tall water tank in the middle of town,and wrote,on the tank,__8__ bright red letters: Sheriff Brown is a beast.The next day the town arose to see our glorious sign. Within two hours,Sheriff Brown__9__my two friends and me in his office.My friends admitted and I__10__,denying the truth. Nearly 20yearslaterSheriffBrown'sname appears on my list.I didn't even know if he was still__11__.Last weekend,I dialed information in my hometown back in Iowa.__12__, there was a Roger Brown still__13__.I dialed his number.After a few rings,I heard," Hello?" I said,"Sheriff Brown?"Pause."Yes.""Well,this is Jimmy Calkins.And I want you to know that I__14__it.""I knew it!"he yelled back.We had a good__15__and a lively discussion.His closing words were,"Jimmy,I always felt badly for you because your __16__got it off their chest,and I knew you were__17__it around all these years.I want to thank you for calling me...for your__18__." Jimmy's story inspired me to__19__all the items on my list.No matter how difficult the situation is,I always remember that it's never__20__to clear up the past and begin resolution. | |||
( )1.A.what ( )2.A.make ( )3.A.right ( )4.A.interviewed ( )5.A.accident ( )6.A.none ( )7.A.have a joke with ( )8.A.for ( )9.A.had ( )10.A.discussed ( )11.A.active ( )12.A.Enough sure ( )13.A.checked ( )14.A.did ( )15.A.party ( )16.A.family ( )17.A.carrying ( )18.A.advantage ( )19.A.take up ( )20.A.too early |
B.anything B.get B.support B.said B.incident B.neither B.play a role in B.by B.asked B.spoke B.alive B.Unexpected enough B.listed B.said B.meeting B.followers B.fetching B.profit B.bring up B.too late |
C.someone C.consult C.find C.volunteered C.event C.both C.pay a visit to C.in C.took C.said C.dead C.Sure enough C.tested C.took C.laugh C.relatives C.catching C.interest C.clear up C.early enough |
D.something D.find D.do D.made D.affair D.all D.play a trick on D.with D.caught D.lied D.alike D.Enough strange D.witnessed D.had D.get-together D.parents D.moving D.sake D.break up D.late enough |
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The books in David's schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, 1 his mother told him he would have to return his sister's books to the library first. He had 2 se foot in a library and he wasn't about to do so today. He would just 3 the books in the outside return box. But there was a 4 ; it was locked. He went into the building, only a few minutes 5 closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief 6 in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to 7 Eric. David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in 8 -the library lights were off. The place was 9 . The doors had been shut. They 10 be opened from the inside, he was trapped (被困)-in a library! He tried to 11 a telephone call, but was unable to 12 . What's more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 13 the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it. 14 he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper:" 15 ! I'm TRAPPED inside!" and stuck it to the glass door. 16 , someone passing by would see it. He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, 17 . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to 18 . He knew he had to 19 , but now, that didn't seem to be such a 20 thing. | ||||
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