完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house．In a hurry he dived into the cool water and flew into the water, not 　　1　　 that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(美洲鳄)was swimming toward the 　　2　　．His mother, looking out the window in the house, saw the two as they got closer and closer together．In utter(完全的)fear, she ran toward the water, yelling to her son as 　　3　　 as she could．Hearing her voice, the little boy became 　　4　　 and made a return to swim to his mother．It was too late．Just as he reached her, the alligator 　　5　　 him．From the dock(码头), the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs．That began an incredible tug-of-war(拔河)between the two．The alligator was much 　　6　　 than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go．A farmer happened to drive by, heard her screams, raced from his truck, took aim and 　　7　　 the alligator．

　　Remarkably(出乎意外地), after weeks in hospital, the little boy 　　8　　．His legs were 　　9　　 scarred by the attack of the animal and, on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved．

　　The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy later asked if he would show him his 　　10　　．The boy lifted his legs．And then, with obvious 　　11　　 , he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms．I have great scars on my arms, too．I have them because my mom wouldn't let go．”

　　You and I can identify(感同身受)with the 　　12　　．We have scars, too．No, not from an alligator, or anything quite so dramatic．But, the scars of a 　　13　　 past．Some of those scars are unsightly(难看的)and have caused us deep 　　14　　．But, some, my friend, are because God has 　　15　　 to let go．In the midst of your struggle, he's been there holding on to you．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　It's a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes and candies．The young man behind thecounter knows his 　　1　　 by name and what they normally want to buy．He treats children andadults with equal 　　2　　 He reads scicnce fiction behind the counter when business is 　　3　　．

　　One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could, 　　4　　 not intending to pay for it．He hit the “panic button”, then went over the counter and locked the front door．It was obvious they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren't going anywhere with their ill-gotten gains．They 　　5　　 the food and simply crowded together in panic-knowing the police were on the way．

　　Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal if they were 　　6　　．“We have food in the back, expired but still Safe to eat．If you need food, you can have some．”

　　They Were told to pick up what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out the mess．They were doing just that when the police arrived．The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer 　　7　　

　　This wasn't what they had 　　8　　．They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done 　　9　　, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to 　　10　　 up．

　　Soon three 　　11　　 people walked out with all the 　　12　　 their arms could hold．They were 　　13　　 that, if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab．

　　And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in．He would be the last person in the world to claim he was a/an 　　14　　 But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of-a small amount of self-respect and a little bit of 　　15　　

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