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 __16__ in our past that we felt __17__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．
This seemed like a very __18__ process, but there' s always some __19__soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then __20__ that we find ways to __21__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever __22__ my communication．
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my __23__, I remembered an incident from high school．1 grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff __24__ of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies and 1 decided to play a __25__ 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 __26__．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I lied．No one __27__ found out．"
Nearly 20 years later．Sheriff Brown's name __28__ on my list．I didn't even know if he was still 29__．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 __30__, 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 __31__ discussion．His closing words were: "Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __32__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __33__ all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake．"
Jimmy inspired me to __34__ 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 __35 the past wrongdoings．
16．A．something B．anything C．somebody D．anybody
17．A．ashamed B．afraid C．sure D．proud
18．A．private B．secret C．interesting D．funny
19．A．foolish B．polite C．simple D．brave
20．A．expected B．suggested C．ordered D．demanded
21．A．connect with B．depend on C．apologize to D．get along with
22．A．improve B．continue C．realize D．keep
23．A．notes B．list C．plan D．stories
24．A．any B．most C．none D．all
25．A．part B．game C．trick D．record
26．A．view B．sign C．attention D．remark
27．A．also B．even C．still D．ever
28．A．appears' B．considers C．presents D．remembers
29．A．angry B．happy C．doubtful D．alive
30．A．words B．rings C．repeats D．calls
31．A．cold B．plain C．nervous D．lively
32．A．in case B．so long as C．unless D．because
33．A．around B．out C．on D．away
34．A．build up B．make up C．clear up D．give up
35．A．regret B．forgive C．right D．punish
When you study the local map, you'll find this town is ．
A．twice the size of that one B．twice as a large town as that
C．twice as larger as that one D．twice as larger a town as that
Out there, in the midst of the snow, ______ in long, black clothes．
A．a woman sat B．sat a woman
C．sitting a woman was D．a woman was sitting
The large grassland, reaching out far away, looks extremely beautiful
______ the blue and clean sky．
A．with B．against C．through D．beyond
The teacher wrote an example on the blackboard to ___ the point．
A．illustrate B．suggest C．express D．recognize
—Any suggestion?
—You'd better______the last sentence as it is rather misleading．
—Sounds reasonable．Then could you ______ a good ending to it?
A．put out; increase B．leave out; add
C．pick out; find D．knock out; choose
