“Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.” I saw this wonderful old saying again in a book recently. It got me thinking about all the times that I have been 31 to forgive others in my life and all the joy that it has brought me. One 32 stands out particularly well.
I was a young boy at a summer camp. I was having a great time and 33___ everything about it except for another young boy of my age. To say we didn’t
34 would be a statement that made the situation less serious than it really was. We spent most of the week irritating, insulting (侮辱), and picking on each other.
35 finally came to a fight on the next to last day of camp. We got into a fist fight which I lost. 36 older boys broke it up before I was hurt too much. I spent the rest of the day alone, refusing to speak andlost in my own 37 .
The next day my spirits were 38 when Mom brought the boys in our cabin some of her delicious homemade 39 . I was enjoying a few slices of it when I saw the other boy sitting by himself at the bottom of the steps outside. He seemed very 40 right then. I am not sure what moved me to do so, but I took my pizza down and 41 it with him. It made all the anger and pain inside me 42 . We became friends after that. I never got into another fist fight either. I had found out that sharing and forgiving were much more fun and a lot less painful.
Forgiveness is 43 the sweetest revenge. It can turn an enemy into a friend. It can 44 a heart from the chains of anger, hatred, and pain. It can open a soul to the sweetness of love and joy once again. May your life always be 45 of sweet forgiveness.
1. A.disappointed B.satisfied C.unwilling D.able
2. A.memory B.lesson C.incident D.week
3. A.struggling B.exploring C.enjoying D.remembering
4. A.get across B.get along C.hold on D.hold up
5. A.Thoughts B.Words C.Friends D.Conflicts
6. A.Surprisingly B.Thankfully C.Unexpectedly D.Regretfully
7. A.fight B.regret C.luck D.anger
8. A.sunk B.broken C.lifted D.shown
9. A.pizza B.hamburger C.pie D.sandwich
10. A.angry B.proud C.ashamed D.lonely
11. A.presented B.shared C.distributed D.divided
12. A.go away B.go on C.crowd in D.build up
13. A.nearly B.merely C.truly D.hardly
14. A.keep B.cure C.comfort D.free
15. A.full B.aware C.confident D.certain
_______ that it was already the fourth time that he _______ abroad.
A.So lucky he was; traveled
B.So lucky was he; traveled
C.So lucky he was; had traveled
D.So lucky was he; had traveled
I hate _______ when people talk with their mouths full.
A.it B.that C.these D.them
Society _______ a variety of people; some are good, others bad, and still others in between.
A.is consisted of B.is made up of C.consisted of D.make up of
The reason _______ he gave at the meeting was not the exact reason _______ he failed to show up on time.
A.why; that B.which; that C.that; why D.that; which
—James, I’ve found a job that _______ me down to the ground.
—Really? Congratulations!
A.fits B.goes with C.matches D.suits