One day, a kind woman happened to say something that hurt her best friend of many years. She
1 immediately and would do anything to take the words back. What she said hurt the friend so
2 that this good woman was herself hurt for the
3 she caused. In an effort to undo what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her
4 , and asked for advice.
Listening to her, the older woman sensedthe younger woman’s worry and knew she must
5 her. She also knew she could never
6 her pain, but she could teach. She knew the outcome would only
7 the character of the younger woman. She said, “Tonight,
8 your best feather pillowsand put a single feather on the
9 of each house in town before the sun rises.”
The young woman hurried home to prepare for it,
10 the feather pillows were very dear to her.
11 , she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting
12 . She placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she
13 to the older woman.
“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and
14 your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps.
15 everything will be as it was before.”
“You know that’s impossible! The wind
16 away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!” The young woman was surprised.
“That’s
17 ,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your
18 is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of
19 , no matter how heartfelt or sincere, can return them to your
20 . Choose your words well and, most of all, guard them in the presence of those you love.”
| 小题1: | | A．replied | B．forgot | C．laughed | D．regretted |
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| 小题2: | | A．deeply | B．slightly | C．little | D．straight |
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| 小题3: | | A．blank | B．intention | C．pain | D．mess |
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| 小题4: | | A．lecture | B．situation | C．shortcomings | D．position |
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| 小题5: | | A．help | B．scold | C．praise | D．punish |
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| 小题6: | | A．feel | B．resist | C．remove | D．find |
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| 小题7: | | A．contribute to | B．focus on | C．depend on | D．recover from |
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| 小题8: | | A．show | B．hide | C．throw | D．take |
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| 小题9: | | A．roof | B．step | C．wall | D．mailbox |
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| 小题10: | | A．as though | B．even though | C．in case | D．so long as |
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| 小题11: | | A．Worse still | B．As a matter of fact | C．The following day | D．All night long |
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| 小题12: | | A．light | B．dark | C．snowy | D．cloudy |
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| 小题13: | | A．appealed | B．returned | C．waved | D．nodded |
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| 小题14: | | A．sew | B．decorate | C．refill | D．preserve |
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| 小题15: | | A．Besides | B．Or | C．Instead | D．Then |
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| 小题17: | | A．awesome | B．elegant | C．wonderful | D．true |
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| 小题18: | | A．words | B．friends | C．promises | D．expectations |
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| 小题19: | | A．appetite | B．effort | C．idea | D．joke |
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| 小题20: | | A．ears | B．eyes | C．mouth | D．face |
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