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A young woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted it immediately and would like to do anything to take the words back. What she had said hurt her friend so much that her woman herself also felt very painful. To make up what she had done, she went to an old wise man in the village and ask for advice.
The old man understood the young woman’s suffering. He knows he must help her. He knew he could never remove her pain, but he could teach. And he also knew the result would depend only on her character.
“Tonight, take your beat feather pillows and put single feather on the doorstep of each house in the village before the sun rises,” he said.
The young woman hurried home to prepare for it, even though the feather pillows were very dear to her. All night long, she made her efforts alone in the cold. Finally it got light and she places the last feather on the step of the last house. Just as the sun rise, she returned to the old man.
“Now,” said the man, “go back and refill your pillows with the feathers you have put on the steps. Then everything will be as it was before.”
“You know that’s impossible! The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!” The young woman was surprised.
“That’ s true,” said the old man. “Each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once your words are spoken, no matter how much effort you make and how sincere you are, you can never return them to your mouth. Choose your words well and protect people you love from being hurt.”
16.The young woman suffered from ________.
A. her friend’s advice B. the old man’s advice
C. what she had said D. what her friend had said
17.According to Paragraph 2,the old man _______.
A. could remove her pain B. knew alot about her character
C. refused to teach her D. decided to help her learn something
18.When did the woman come back to the old man?
A. At sunrise B. At midnight
C. In the evening D. In the afternoon
19.After the women came back to him, the old man advised her to _______.
A. put the feathers back to the pillows B. make some now pillows
C. take away the feathers D. Find more feathers
20.What can we learn from the story?
A. Taking one’s advice before doing.
B. Thinking carefully before speaking.
C. Asking for advice when you have troubles.
D. Talking to people when you have troubles.
Ⅲ. 完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
When I was in high school, the future seemed vary far away. Now I’m 21 and I think about those days a lot, I 22 things that I should have done. I also remember things that benefited a lot.
I have only one 23 about the time I spent in high school. I should have 24 more advanced classes. For example, I had the opportunity to take and advanced English class, but [I 25 to take the regular class. I made that decision because I didn’t want to 26 too hard. I also wanted to 27 more time playing with my friends. Now I’m college and have to take more English classes. I wish I had studied harder in high school!
I’m glad that I had an 28 to take part in after-class activities. I was member of the football team. We practice every day after school and had football 29 on weekends. We 30 won several matches! My 31 became my good friends. Now I know that after-class activities are 32 became we can learn about responsibility and teamwork.
Gospan style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; word-wrap: normal; word-break: normal; ">od and bad 33 are a part of everyone’s high school years. Is it possible to learn from these experiences? I think it is because even the 34 ones help to prepare us for the 35 .
21. A. strong B. healthier C. older D. richer
22. A. remember B. change C. do D. finish
23. A. joy B. habit C. fear D. regret
24. A. given B. taken C. prepared D. missed
25. A. decided B. learned C. forgot D. happened
26. A. study B. practice C. fight D. try
27. A. waste B. lose C. spend D. arrange
28. A. approach B. opportunity C. award D. excuse
29. A. meetings B. discussions C. matches D. speeches
30. A. yet B. forever C. still D. even
31. A. parents B. teachers C. workmates D. teammates
32. A. important B. useless C. boring D. colorful
33. A. games B. memories C. experiences D. records
34. A. same B. simple C. easy D. bad
35. A. world B. future C. work D. society.