Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list 　1 in our past that we felt 　2　 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．

This seemed like a very 3 process, but there' s always some 　4 soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then 　5 that we find ways to 　6 people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever 7 my communication．

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my 　8 , I remembered an incident from high school．I grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff 　9 of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies(伙伴) and I decided to play a 　10 on him．

After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b．（畜生）．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 　11 ．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I 　12 ．No one ever found out.

Nearly 20 years later．Sheriff Brown's name 　13 on my list．I didn't even know if he was still 　14 ．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few 　15 , 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff Brown?" Paused．"Yes．" "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins．"

“And I want you to know that I did it?” Paused．“I knew it!” he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a 　16 discussion．His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 　17 your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 　18 all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to 　19 all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to 　20 the past wrongdoings．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, sighed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had 36 some work home from the office, 　37　 he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise 　38 . But by eleven o’clock he felt 39 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was 40 trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he 41 himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and 42 his head in the pillow. But 43 he could not shut 44 the noise, finally, after 45 seemed hours, his 46 was gone.

He jumped out of bed, 47 some clothing, marched 48 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 49 him in his dressing gown, came 50 the room and,51 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and 52. I know our parties 53 you. I meant to send you 54” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get 55 . Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.

36．A. taken 　　　　　　　　　 B. carried 　 　　 C. brought　 　　　　　 　D. fetched

37．A. with which　　　　　　　 B. from which　 C. where　　 　　　 　D. when

38．A. outside　　　　 　　 B. overhead 　 　　 C. downstairs　 　　　 　D. nearby

39．A. bad　　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　 C. sick　　　 　　　　　 　D. hopeless

40．A. useless　　　　 　　 B. necessary　 　 C. possible　　 　　　D. helpful

41．A. had　　　　　 　　 B. found　　　 C. caught　　　 　　　D. felt

42．A. buried　　　　 　　 B. rested　　　 　 C. shook　　 　　 　D. turned

43．A. till then　　　 　　　 B. worse still　 　 C. strange enough 　　　 D. even so

44．A. away　　　　 　　　 B. off　　　　　 C. down　　　 　　　D. up

45．A. it　　　 　　 　　　 B. what　 　 　　 C. that　 　　　 　　　D. which

46．A. sleep　　 　　　　　 B. strength　　 　 C. patience　 　　　　　　 　D. anger

47．A. pulled on　　 　　　　 B. dressed up　　 C. selected　 　　　　　　 　D. wore

48．A. sadly　　 　　　　　 B. proudly　 　　 C. quietly　 　 　　 　D. firmly

49．A. made fun of　 　　　 B. stared at　　 　 C. was angry with 　 D. caught sight of

50．A. across　　　 　　　 B. around　　 　 C. towards　　　 　　 D. by

51．A. as　　　　 　　　　 B. before　　 　　 C. though　　　　 　　D. until

52．A. meet as　　 　　　　 B. sit here　　　 C. join us　　　 　　 　D. scold me

53．A. should bother　 　　 B. would bother 　 C. need bother　 　　 　D. shall bother

54．A. a notice　　 　　　 B. a message　　 C. an invitation　 　　 　D. an apology

55．A. washed　　 　 　　　 B. changed　　　 　　　 C. dressed　　 　 　　 　D. prepared

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　George Pickens had been making a wish daily as a worker at Central Bank．

All over the country banks were being 36, George thought． 37 this bank? Didn't robbers hear of its four-million-dollar 38 ? Were they afraid of Mr．Ackerman, the old 39 guard, who hadn't 40 his gun in twenty-two years?

　　Of course George had a (an)41for wanting the bank to be robbed． 42, he couldn't simply take bills that were under his 43 all day long．So he had thought of another 44 to get them．His plan was 45．It went like this:

If Bank Robber A holds up Bank Teller B…

　　And if Bank Teller B gives Bank Robber A a certain sum of money…

What is to prevent Bank Teller B from 46 all the money left and 47 that it was taken away by Bank Robber A?

　　There was only one 48．Where was Bank Robber A?

One morning George entered the bank．“Good morning, Mr．Burrows,” he said 49．The bank president said something in a50voice to George and went into his office．

　　At two o’clock Bank Robber A walked in．George 51he was a bank robber．For one thing, he stole in．For another thing, he wore a mask(面罩)．

　　“This is a holdup,” the man said52．He took a gun from his pocket．The53 made a small sound．“You!” the bank robber said, “Lie down on the floor!” Mr．Ackerman lay down．The robber stepped 54 to Georges cage．

　　“All right,” he said．“Hand it over．”

　　“Yes, sir,” George reached into his drawer and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars．He passed them through the window．The robber took them, put them into his pocket, and 55 to leave．

　　Then, while everyone watched Bank Robber A, Bank Teller B calmly lifted off the top part of the drawer and got the bills from the bottom part into his pockets．

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