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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The writer Devin with his friend Johnson went to his favourite news-stand. Johnson ________ the salesman selling the newspapers gently, but in return he received poor ________. The salesman never even looked up at his customer when he ________ the late-night edition. Accepting the________, Johnson politely smiled and wished the salesman a pleasant weekend. The salesman made an unclear sound and seemed ________ that the two men had completed their business. As the two friends walked down the street, Devin asked, “Does he always treat you so ________?”
“Yes, ________ , he does,” Johnson responded. “And are you always so ________ and friendly to him?” “Yes, I am!” Johnson ________ as they turned a corner. “Why are you so nice when he is so unfriendly to you?” Johnson ________ , “Because I don’t want him to decide how I am going to ________.”
Who ________ how you are going to act? Is it your circumstances or the difficult people in your life that determine your ________? When we allow our conflicts to ________ us, we behave as if getting rid of our difficulties is our only priority（优先）. ________ , it doesn’t really matter how we treat one another. For example, we’ll say, “This ________ is causing me problems right now so I don’t care about exercising ________ , self-control, and loving kindness. Instead, I want to let him know how________ I am because of his action.”
We forget our difficulties will eventually weaken. But the way we handle conflicts will influence our ________ for a long time. Will you only respond to the momentary crisis or will you be more concerned about the ________ of what kind of person you are becoming? Who decides how you will behave when the pressure is on?
1.A. praised B. paid C. invited D. greeted
2.A. service B. harvest C. instructions D. scores
3.A. printed B. requested C. completed D. took
4.A. newspaper B. record C. radio D. food
5.A. encouraged B. disappointed C. relieved D. worried
6.A. separately B. seriously C. quickly D. rudely
7.A. obviously B. originally C. unfortunately D. finally
8.A. content B. smart C. energetic D. kind
9.A. struggled B. hesitated C. continued D. watched
10.A. ordered B. wondered C. advised D. explained
11.A. work B. act C. arrive D. write
12.A. decides B. imagines C. answers D. doubts
13.A. responses B. appearance C. growth D. progress
14.A. wound B. control C. cheat D. kill
15.A. Instead B.Again C.Therefore D. Besides
16.A. exam B. person C. trip D. enemy
17.A. pressure B. power C. duty D. patience
18.A. proud B. glad C. angry D. fearful
19.A. lives B. experiments C. friendship D. team
20.A. time B. value C. use D. nationality
