Tom was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career
made him a depressed man, often complaining that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so
16 with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to
17 city. It was in the evening of aweekend when Tom and his wife were busy
18 up their new home
19 the light suddenly went out. So they had to
20 work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten bringing along candles and had to wait
21 in a low mood. Just then he heard slight, hesitant knocks on his door that sounded clear in the 22 night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no
23 in the new city.And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed.
24 , he went reluctantly to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have
25 ? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door violently. “What a nuisance!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down
26 the neighbor came to
27 things.” After a while, the door was knocked
28 . He opened it and found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She
29 me here to give you these.” Tom was very
30 by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your
31 . God bless you!”
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his
32 in life. Itwas his
33 and harshness(刻薄)with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was
34 nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his unsympathetic
35 .
| 小题1: | | A．inspired | B．satisfied | C．disappointed | D．encouraged |
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| 小题2: | | A．the other | B．other | C．every | D．another |
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| 小题3: | | A．looking | B．turning | C．cleaning | D．ending |
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| 小题5: | | A．continue | B．start | C．quit | D．change |
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| 小题6: | | A．helplessly | B．happily | C．patiently | D．hopefully |
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| 小题7: | | A．quiet | B．dark | C．noisy | D．crowded |
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| 小题8: | | A．acquaintance | B．stranger | C．consultant | D．adolescent |
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| 小题9: | | A．So | B．Though | C．However | D．In case |
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| 小题10: | | A．lights | B．candles | C．tricks | D．failures |
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| 小题11: | | A．when | B．that | C．while | D．than |
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| 小题12: | | A．lend | B．sell | C．purchase | D．borrow |
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| 小题13: | | A．suddenly | B．again | C．too | D．constantly |
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| 小题14: | | A．suggested | B．forbade | C．sent | D．forced |
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| 小题15: | | A．frightened | B．pleased | C．puzzled | D．surprised |
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| 小题16: | | A．grandma | B．mother | C．father | D．brother |
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| 小题17: | | A．failure | B．success | C．dissatisfaction | D．determination |
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| 小题18: | | A．apology | B．coldness | C．responsibility | D．concept |
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| 小题19: | | A．in reality | B．in particular | C．in all | D．in general |
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| 小题20: | | A．brain | B．mind | C．thought | D．idea |
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