Question

More than three decades ago, I was a student at a high school in Southern California. The student body of 3,200 was a melting pot of ethnic groups. The environment was _________.

One day I was walking down the side walk when someone kicked me from behind. Turning ________, I discovered the local gang. Fists came from every _______as the 15 gang members surrounded me. ________I had to have an operation. My doctor told me that if I had been hit in the head _______, I probably would have died.

After I _______, some friends said, “Let’s get these guys!” That was the way _______were “resolved”. A part of me said, “Yes!” But another part of me ________and said no. History has proved time and again that revenge only _______the conflict. We needed to do something different to break the counter-productive(适得其反的) chain of _______.

Working with various ethnic groups, we ______what we called a “Brotherhood Committee” to work on improving ________relationships. I was amazed to learn how much _______fellow students had in building a brighter future.

Two years later, I _______Student Body President. Even though I ran against two friends, one a football hero and the other a popular “big man of the campus”, a significant majority of the 3,200 students joined me in the ______of doing things differently. We made significant progress in building bridges between _______, learning how to talk with and _______different ethnic groups, resolving differences without _______and learning how to build trust in the most difficult of circumstances.

Being stacked by the gang was clearly one of my toughest life moments. What I learned, ______, about

responding with love rather than returning hate has been a ______force in my life. Turning up our light in the presence of those whose light is dim(昏暗的)becomes the difference that makes the difference.

1.A. clear B. tough C. protective D. dirty

2.A. around B. on C. into D. out

3.A. means B. situation C. approach D. direction

4.A. Gradually B. Regularly C. Eventually D. Frequently

5.A. over time B. one more time C. ahead of time D. in no time

6.A. treated B. recovered C. suffered D. calmed

7.A. conditions B. atmospheres C. fantasies D. problems

8.A. paused B. agreed C. started D. proceeded

9.A. remains B. finishes C. continues D. proves

10.A. accidents B. items C. events D. scenes

11.A. put together B. put aside C. put back D. put down

12.A. political B. racial C. civil D. national

13.A. sympathy B. knowledge C. honor D. interest

14.A. voted for B. ran for C. fought for D. called for

15.A. need B. danger C. process D. way

16.A. cultures B. schools C. banks D. ranks

17.A. belong to B. lead to C. relate to D. devote to

18.A. agreement B. demonstration C. justice D. violence

19.A. hence B. however C. moreover D. then

20.A. powerful B. peaceful C. careful D. thoughtful

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