This happened to me at the age of twelve. It seems like a long time to remember the name of the old lady. Yet it keeps in my
35 that she taught me a lesson in tolerance(宽容) which I shall never forget.
On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were
36 stones onto the roof of the old lady’s house. I found myself a perfectly smooth stone and threw it out. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped(滑) from my hands and
37 straight not for the roof but for a small window on the old lady’s back porch(门廊). At the sound of broken
38 , we knew we were in trouble and ran away.
I was too scared(胆怯) about getting caught by the old lady that first night. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been
39 , I started to feel guilty(有罪的) for what I had done. She
40 greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably.
I made up my mind to
41 for her window with my paper delivery(发送) money I collected. I put the money in an envelope with a note explaining I was
42 for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost for repairing it.
I waited
43 it was dark, snuck(悄悄地走) up to the old lady’s house and put the letter I didn’t sign in her door. Once again, I could have the freedom of looking
straight
44 the old lady’s kind eyes.
The next day, I handed the old lady her paper and was able to return the warm smile that I was
45 from her. She thanked me and gave me a bag of cookies.
Reaching for the cookies, I
46 an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was surprised to see the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you!”
| 小题1: | | A．diary | B．memory | C．notebook | D．handbag |
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| 小题2: | | A．throwing | B．carrying | C．choosing | D．putting |
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| 小题3: | | A．dropped | B．knocked | C．headed | D．landed |
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| 小题4: | | A．wall | B．roof | C．door | D．glass |
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| 小题5: | | A．discovered | B．controlled | C．invited | D．forgotten |
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| 小题6: | | A．often | B．just | C．hardly | D．still |
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| 小题8: | | A．late | B．sorry | C．ready | D．good |
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| 小题9: | | A．before | B．though | C．since | D．until |
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| 小题10: | | A．against | B．into | C．through | D．around |
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| 小题11: | | A．receiving | B．hearing | C．separating | D．taking |
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| 小题12: | | A．bought | B．filled | C．felt | D．sent |
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