Our thoughts, words, and actions often cause harm to others and to us. Without reconciliation (和解), we cannot deepen our understanding and only cause more suffering. "Beginning Anew" is a(n)   1  of reconciliation. It involves three steps —— sharing appreciation, expressing   2  , and expressing hurt and difficulties.
In the first step, we share appreciation. We acknowledge the   3  qualities of the other person. The second step——expressing regret, is to  4 with the other person our regrets for the things we have done or said that might have caused him or her  5 . This requires humility (谦逊), and the   6  to let go of our own pride. In the third step, we express our own hurt with mindful and loving   7  without blaming or criticizing. We speak in such a way that the other person can listen and   8 our words. If we blame the other person, his heart will   9   and he will not be able to hear us. We ask the other person to help us to understand why he has spoken and acted as he has, causing us so much pain. Perhaps, later, he can share his feelings so that we can understand him more deeply. If a strong   10  arises in us while we are expressing our suffering, we should simply   11  and come back to our breathing until the emotion becomes   12 . The other person can   13  us by following his breathing until we are ready to continue. We can enjoy practicing "Beginning Anew" with our partner, our family, or our friends   14 . By doing this, we will   15  misunderstandings from accumulating. Rather, we will take care of them as they arise, as we take care of our children.

A Faithful Father

My husband ,kissed me  goodbye ，stroked, the baby’s  cheek and then rushed out of the door ，into his busy day. With the cold of the morning fading, I fed my baby and it fell fast asleep. Usually I would place it in bed and quickly have the house somewhat in 36______ ,

This morning ，however, I stayed seated ,just 37_____,with the baby in my arms ,The thoughts  ran into 38______ of the mornings with my husband, a father rushing out of the door to meet the obligations of life. It was only a small jump to thoughts of my own 39______

My mother passed away when I was ten, and as I looked 40 ______I could see how much of a family man my dad was. He went to work every morning and 41______ to his family every evening. He 42______ food, clothing, warmth ，and protection. He was a faithful father.

Setting the baby down ,I dialed the 43 ______ number. I had just realized the 44 ______ of the ordinary—the daily life going on around us that we often took for granted, and that it needed to be 45______

“Hi ，Dad. ” I said, 46______ back tears.

“Hey, Bud- How are you? ” 47______ was in his voice.:

“ Fine, Fm just calling to say. ,, thank you. ” I got it out before my throat 48______ too much for me to speak.

"What for?”

— For getting up and going to work every morning of ray life. Now that I have my' own 49______ and I see my husband doing the same ，I just wanted to thank you for being 50______ ”

There was 51______ for a moment as my dad composed himself ，and with a small . .52______ in his voice he said, “You’re welcome, Bud. ”

I don’t  remember much of the rest of the call, 53______ that moment of revelation (显露） about my father, I will never forget. There are those who are known for their heroic 54 ______，and also those who are known for their fortunes and fame ，but it is the 55 ______everyday fathers who are the true heroes. I’m thankful that my father was one of them.

1.                A．use            B．line            C．order    D．fashion

2.                A．thinking        B．dreaming       C．imagining D．praying

3.                A．conversations    B．struggles        C．incidents  D．memories

4.                A．baby           B．husband        C．mother   D．father

5.                A．out            B．away           C．back D．around

6.                A．moved         B．returned        C．escaped  D．walked

7.                A．provided       B．collected        C．sought   D．bought

8.                A．popular        B．relative         C．regular   D．familiar

9.                A．difference      B．significance      C．balance   D．absence

10.               A．recognized      B．arranged       C．reduced   D．achieved

11.               A．sending        B．pushing        C．holding    D．putting

12.               A．Sympathy       B．Stress          C．Doubt D．Concern

13.               A．cleared        B．hurt           C．ached D．tightened

14.               A．child           B．duty           C．plan  D．career

15.               A．inspiring        B．faithful         C．considerate    D．admirable

16.               A．peace          B．calm           C．silence    D．rest

17.               A．tremble        B．hesitation       C．passion    D．sigh

18.               A．and           B．but            C．or    D．nor

19.               A．ideas          B．deeds          C．remarks   D．words

20.               A．outstanding     B．patient         C．ordinary   D．honest

I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I felt blindly in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had   31  the search of jailers (people who guard prisoners). I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could   32  get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those.
I   33  through the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him, “Have you got a light?” He looked at me,   34  and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and   35  the match, his eyes accidentally locked with mine. At that moment, I   36 . I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was   37 , perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very   38  not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a   39  jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and   40  a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed   41 , looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.
I kept smiling at him, now   42  of him as a person and not just a jailer. “Do you have   43 ?” he asked. “Yes, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously felt for the   44  of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were   45  with tears. I said that I   46  that I'd never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up.   47  came to his eyes, too.   48 , without another word, he   49  my cell and silently led me out. There, at the edge of town, he   50  me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
My life was saved by a smile. Yes, the smile ― the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people.
【小题1】.. 

A Shelter for the Homeless
Last summer I was a volunteer (志愿者) at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was  36  only two classes in summer school, so I had some  37  time.
Three nights a week, I  38  in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and  39  for 45 people hot meals  40  vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people  41  this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.
I  42  this volunteer work, making  43  with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student,   44  me.
I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories  45  me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had  46  with alcohol (酒) or drugs while others only had bad  47 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and  48  she lost her job. She looked for a  49  job,but couldn’t find one, for she was too  50  . She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables  51  she could pay for her food.The woman  52  on job hunting, but she 53 couldn’t find one.She had no money for her  54  and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone,   55  , and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one rainy evening. The overhead light outside my door was   36   and I had difficulty finding the keyhole. When I finally   37   to open the door, I   38   around the wall for a light switch. I found a   39   where a switch was once installed... but no switch.
No discouraged easily, I remembered seeing a   40   by the bed when I put away my luggage   41   in the day. I found the bed in the dark and felt around until I found the lamp, but when I switched it on,  42   happened! Now what?
Though I knew that it was dark outside my window   43   the outdoor light was burned out, I thought that   44   if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the   45   to find another lamp. So I   46   my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no draw-string!
I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞） around until I found a desk lamp that actually   47  ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary   48   is.
But even more necessary than   49   light is the light that shines from people—the light of love, sympathy and   50  . Because, for many people, the world is a dark and   51   place.
It is the shining that is important, for someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or fear and in   52   of some light.
So let your light shine. Whatever ligh you   53   may be a beacon（灯塔）of hope and encouragement in someone’s darkness. And if you feel that your light is   54   a candle in a forest, remember this—there isn’t enough darkness in the world to  55
the light of one small candle.
【小题1】.