Question

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list __1__ in our past that we felt __2__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．

    This seemed like a very __3__ process, but there' s always some __4__soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then __5__ that we find ways to __6__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever __7__ my communication．

    Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my __8__, I remembered an incident from high school．1 grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff __9__ of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies and 1 decided to play a __10__ on him．

    After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b．（畜生）．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __11__．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I lied．No one __12__ found out．"

    Nearly 20 years later．Sheriff Brown's name __13__ on my list．I didn't even know if he was still    14__．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few __15__, 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff BroW?" Paused．"Yes．" "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins．"

    "And I want you to know that I did it? "Paused．"I knew it!" he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a __16__ discussion．His closing words were: "Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __17__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __18__ all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake．"

    Jimmy inspired me to __19__ all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to __20the past wrongdoings．

1.A．something        B．anything       C．somebody       D．anybody

2.A．ashamed          B．afraid                           C．sure           D．proud

3.A．private          B．secret                           C．interesting   D．funny

4.A．foolish          B．polite                           C．simple         D．brave

5.A．expected         B．suggested                        C．ordered        D．demanded

6.A．connect with    B．depend on     C．apologize to   D．get along with

7.A．improve          B．continue      C．realize        D．keep

8.A．notes            B．list                             C．plan           D．stories

9.A．any              B．most           C．none           D．all

10.A．part           B．game           C．trick          D．record

11.A．view            B．sign                             C．attention      D．remark

12.A．also           B．even          C．still         D．ever

13.A．appears'        B．considers     C．presents       D．remembers

14.A．angry           B．happy          C．doubtful       D．alive

15.A．words           B．rings                            C．repeats        D．calls

16.A．cold           B．plain                            C．nervous        D．lively

17.A．in case                           B．so long as                   C．unless       D．because

18.A．around          B．out           C．on             D．away

19.A．build up       B．make up       C．clear up       D．give up

20.A．regret         B．forgive                          C．right     D．punish

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.B 

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.C 

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.D

15.B 

16.D

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.C