When I was 12, a story happening to me told me what true forgiveness meant.
One Saturday afternoon I was playing, throwing little stones, with several boys of my age when I
_____ a porch window carelessly.
___ frightened me was that I would get caught by the owner, an old woman customer for whom I delivered papers every day.
_____, several days later, when I made sure I hadn’t been found, I came to feel （39）
_____for her loss.
_____, each day she
_____ me when greeting me as I delivered her papers, but I felt somehow
_____ when I faced her.
Then I made up my mind to save money to
_____ the loss. Three weeks later, I
_____ to save 7 dollars and put it in an envelope with a note
____ that I was sorry for having broken her window and hoped that the seven dollars would ____ the repairing cost. After that, I put the envelope in her letter slot that evening. In this way, I felt
_____ and I couldn’t wait for the freedom of, once again, looking straight
_____ the old lady’s eyes.
On the day that followed, I delivered her paper and was able,
_____, to smile at her as she did. She thanked me for her being
_____ and then gave me
_____cookies. After eating several cookies, I felt an envelope and (52)
_____ it out of the bag. I was
_____when I opened the envelope, inside which were the very 7 dollars and a short
_____ reading “I am proud of you”. I
_____it was true forgiveness.
| 小题1: | | A．opened | B．broke | C．closed | D．repaired |
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| 小题3: | | A．However | B．Therefore | C．Still | D．Besides |
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| 小题4: | | A．ashamed | B．guilty | C．innocent | D．stupid |
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| 小题5: | | A．In general | B．To conclude | C．As usual | D．For sure |
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| 小题6: | | A．smiled to | B．pointed to | C．spoke to | D．shouted to |
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| 小题7: | | A．unfortunate | B．unfriendly | C．uncomfortable | D．unfair |
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| 小题8: | | A．look for | B．compensate for | C．ask for | D．apply for |
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| 小题9: | | A．tried | B．succeeded | C．managed | D．meant |
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| 小题10: | | A．speaking | B．explaining | C．talking | D．writing |
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| 小题11: | | A．cover | B．cut | C．increase | D．balance |
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| 小题12: | | A．free of charge | B．free of tax | C．free of shame | D．free of duty |
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| 小题14: | | A．in turn | B．in return | C．on the contrary | D．by contrast |
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| 小题15: | | A．cheated | B．awarded | C．served | D．informed |
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| 小题16: | | A．a number of | B．a bag of | C．a plate of | D．a box of |
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| 小题17: | | A．pushed | B．pulled | C．picked | D．forced |
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| 小题18: | | A．pleased | B．interested | C．shocked | D．terrified |
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| 小题19: | | A．note | B．notice | C．map | D．picture |
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| 小题20: | | A．said | B．expected | C．knew | D．regretted |
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