Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often  16   that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so  17   with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily  18   up their new home, the light suddenly  19  . Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along  20   and had to wait  21   in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant  22   on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the  23   night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a  24   to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be  25  , so he went to the door and opened it  26  . At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door  27  . “What a nuisance(讨厌)!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to  28   things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside.  29   this time she was  30   two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She  31   me here to give you these.” Terry was very  32   by what he saw.

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his  33   in life. It was his  34   and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was  35   nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.

16.A. complaining    B. reflecting       C. praying        D. pretending

17.A.inspired        B. disappointed     C. thrilled         D. encouraged

18.A. looking        B. turning         C. coming        D. tidying

19.A. went on       B. went down      C. went out       D. went through

20.A. candles        B. matches        C. lights          D. flashlights

21.A. happily        B. patiently        C. hopefully       D. helplessly

22.A. steps         B. words         C. knocks        D. screams

23.A. dark          B. quiet          C. noisy          D. crowded

24.A. newcomer     B. stranger        C. guest          D. settler

25.A. called         B. disturbed       C. watched        D. offered

26.A. surprisedly     B. delightedly      C. impatiently      D. willingly

27.A. gently         B. kindly         C. politely         D. violently

28.A. lend          B. sell           C. purchase       D. borrow

29.A. And          B. But           C. So            D. For

30.A. holding        B. hiding         C. fetching        D. seeking

31.A. suggested      B. forbade        C. sent           D. forced

32.A. frightened      B. pleased         C. excited         D. surprised

33.A. failure         B. success        C. complaint       D. determination

34.A. warmth       B. coldness        C. kindness       D. sympathy

35.A. doubtfully      B. hardly         C. really          D. probably

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