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Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n) 1on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in 2. One afternoon, a friend and I were 3rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house 4her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they 5to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 6.
I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride. The stone was too smooth, however, so it 7from my hand as I let it go and headed 8for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.
I was too scared about getting 9that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window. However, a few days later, 10I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel 11for her misfortune.
I made up my mind that I would 12my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I 13would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a(n) 14explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the 15for repairing it.
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.
The next day, I 16the old lady her paper and was able to 17the warm smile that I was 18her. She thanked me for the paper and said,“Here, I have something for you.”It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I 19my route.
After several cookies, I 20an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said,“I’m proud of you.”
1.A.adviser B.customer C.assistant D.neighbor
2.A.carefulness B.cleverness C.selfishness D.forgiveness
3.A.throwing B.kicking C.picking D.striking
4.A.by B.under C.from D.around
5.A.dropped B.rolled C.flowed D.fell
6.A.room B.kitchen C.yard D.sky
7.A.skipped B.stopped C.stepped D.slipped
8.A.straight B.slow C.right D.fast
9.A.lost B.trapped C.caught D.hurt
10.A.before B.when C.but D.though
11.A.guilty B.safe C.anxious D.nervous
12.A.borrow B.move C.transfer D.save
13.A.used B.calculated C.chose D.earned
14.A.book B.article C.note D.notice
15.A.period B.cost C.size D.distance
16.A.handed B.sold C.left D.showed
17.A.witness B.wear C.return D.bring
18.A.comparing to B.playing with C.learning about D.receiving from
19.A.continued B.chose C.followed D.forgot
20.A.tore B.marked C.bought D.felt
To develop the New Economy, we must not only update our economy with advanced science and technology, but also, ________ this new trend of development.
A.in addition to B.in response to C.in contrast to D.in relation to
The people began to break the windows, but the police soon had the situation ________.
A.under way B.under control
C.under review D.under consideration
As is often pointed out, knowledge is a two-edged weapon which can be used ________ for good or evil.
A.similarly B.widely C.equally D.properly
There are signs that there is a growing tendency for people to turn away from ________ western medicine to alternative methods of treatment.
A.conventional B.pessimistic C.bureaucratic D.theoretical
Government should adopt laws that would ban advertising and other types of ________ of tobacco products.
A.delivery B.spread C.promotion D.discount