20. A. power　　　 　　　 B. effect　　　 　　　　　 C. result　　　 　　　　　　 D. mystery

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I used to find notes left in the collection basket of the church, beautiful notes about my homilies(讲道)and about the writer’s thoughts on the daily readings. The 　1 　fascinated (吸引)me. But it was a long time 　2 　I met the author of the notes.

One Sunday morning, I was 3 that someone was waiting for me in the office, a young woman who said she 4 all the notes. When I saw her I was 　5 , since I had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes. She was sitting in a chair in the office. Her 6 was bowed and when she raised it to look at me, she could barely 7　 without pain. Her face was disfigured(畸形), so smiling was very 8_ for her.

We 9 for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week.

　As it 10 , we went to lunch several times, and we shared things about our 11 . We spoke of authors we were both 12 , and it was easy to tell that 13_are a great love of hers.

　She suffered from a disfigurement that cannot be made to look 　14 . I know that her condition　 15 her deeply. Yet there was a beauty to her that had nothing to do with her 16 . She was one to be listened to, whose words came from a wounded 17 loving heart. She possessed a fine tuned sense of beauty. Her only 18 in life was the loss of a friend.

The truth of her life was a desire to see beyond the 19 for a glimpse (瞥)of　 what it is that matters. She found beauty and grace 20 　befriended her and showed her what is real.

19. A. time　　　 　　　　 B. chance　　　　　 　 C. idea　　 　　　　　　　　 D. effort

17. A. whistling　　 　　 B. whispering　 　　　　　 C. listening　 　　　　　　　 D. making

18, A. referred　　 　　 B. said　　 　　　　　　　　 C. meant　 　　　　　　　　 D. spoken

16. A. smiled　　　　 　 B told　　　 　　　　　　　　 C. saw　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. thanked

15. A. couldn't　　　 　 B. shouldn't　　 　　　　　 C. needn't　 　　　　　　　　 D. mustn't

14. A. regret　　　 　　　　　　　 B. satisfaction　　 　　　　 C. failure　 　 　　　　　　　 D. curiosity

13. A. in　　　　　 　　 B. across　　　　 　　　　 C. by　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D over

12. A. sadly　　　 　　　　 B. coldly　　 　　　　　　 C. surprisedly　 　　　　　 D. patiently

10. A. get　　　　 　　 B. search　　　　　 　　 C. hear　　　 　　　　　　 D. see

11 A. dropped　　　 　 B kept　　　　　 　　　　 C. turned　　 　　　　　　　 D. handed

9. A. since　　　 B. for　　　　　　 　　　 C. because　　　 　　　　 D. when