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| Loving kindness is twice blessed I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day.It had been dark and rainy, and I just didn't feel so __1__. As I was sitting at my desk, I __2__ it was the birthday of a dear longtime friend-a single, middleaged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her __3__. Knowing that she doesn't have a family in town, I __4__ to give her a call. Sure enough, she was __5__ to work late into the evening, and wouldn't have __6__ of a birthday this year. As always, __7__, she sounded cheerful and was happy that I __8__. After I hung up, I couldn't __9__ the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day. __10__ feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn't shake the thought. I __11__ gave in, and that evening set off for the hospital with a card, a cheese cake and some balloons. My friend's grateful smile and joyful surprise __12__ me I'd done the right thing and were a generous __13__ for the little effort it had taken. When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a __14__ friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had __15__ my own! Isn't that the way it is __16__ we take the time and make the __17__ to do something for someone else? It's like the little saying:"Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who __18__." Life constantly presents us with __19__ to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to __20__. And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too. | |||
| ( )1.A.special ( )2.A.explained ( )3.A.family ( )4.A.decided ( )5.A.surprised ( )6.A.many ( )7.A.though ( )8.A.admitted ( )9.A.experience ( )10．A.Almost ( )11．A.finally ( )12．A.advised ( )13．A.response ( )14．A.lonely ( )15．A.troubled ( )16．A.where ( )17．A.suggestion ( )18．A.tries ( )19．A.opportunities ( )20．A.someone |
B．nervous B．remembered B．training B．continued B．disappointed B．much B．besides B．called B．imagine B．Even B．luckily B．promised B．contribution B．careless B．made B．how B．friend B．receives B．dreams B．something |
C．positive C．complained C．school C．agreed C．prepared C．few C．therefore C．succeeded C．shake C．Never C．unhappily C．reminded C．reward C．weak C．taken C．when C．call C．expects C．choices C．everyone |
D．proud D．informed D．work D．refused D．bored D．little D．otherwise D．apologized D．understand D．Still D．hardly D．convinced D．share D．curious D．wasted D．why D．effort D．cares D．regrets D．everything |