While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had
finding the keyhole. When I
to open the door, I
around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was
installed... but no switch!
Not discouraged easily, I remembered
a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage
in the day. I found the bed in the
and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing
! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the
to find another lamp. So I
my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no drawstring（拉绳）! I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞地走）around
I found a desk lamp which actually
!
That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world
be and how
necessary light is! But even more necessary than
light is the light that shines from people --the light of
and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and
place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in
of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you
may be a beacon（灯塔） of hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is
a candle in a forest remember -- there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to
the light of one small candle.
| 小题1: | | A．confidence | B．respect | C．admiration | D．difficulty |
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| 小题2: | | A．managed | B．failed | C．wished | D．meant |
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| 小题3: | | A．touched | B．felt | C．sensed | D．looked |
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| 小题4: | | A．already | B．never | C．still | D．once |
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| 小题5: | | A．equipping | B．producing | C．noticing | D．removing |
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| 小题6: | | A．later | B．earlier | C．lower | D．upper |
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| 小题7: | | A．light | B．dark | C．room | D．corner |
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| 小题8: | | A．happened | B．operated | C．fired | D．developed |
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| 小题9: | | A．machine | B．street | C．room | D．car |
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| 小题10: | | A．wound | B．forced | C．made | D．lost |
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| 小题11: | | A．after | B．until | C．while | D．since |
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| 小题12: | | A．helped | B．affected | C．worked | D．inspired |
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| 小题13: | | A．can | B．shall | C．will | D．must |
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| 小题14: | | A．mental | B．psychological | C．electrical | D．physical |
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| 小题15: | | A．existence | B．love | C．truth | D．wisdom |
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| 小题16: | | A．lonely | B．colorful | C．friendly | D．complex |
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| 小题17: | | A．short | B．favor | C．face | D．need |
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| 小题18: | | A．make | B．offer | C．take | D．contribute |
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| 小题19: | | A．not more than | B．other than | C．no more than | D．rather than |
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| 小题20: | | A．putout | B．giveout | C．getover | D．setup |
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