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Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man,
often1that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so2with the city that
he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were
busily3up their new home, the light suddenly went out. Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing
along candles and had to wait4in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant (犹豫的) knocks on his
door that were clearly audible (听到) in the5night.
'Who's it?' he wondered, since Terry was a6to this city. And this was the moment he especially
hated to be7 , so he went to the door and opened it8. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, 'Sir,
do you have candles? I'm your neighbor.' 'No,' answered Terry in anger and shut the door violently. 'What
a nuisance (讨厌)!' he complained over it with his wife. 'No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor
came to9things.'
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside.10this time
she was holding two candles, saying, 'My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles.
She11me here to give you these.' Terry was very12by what he saw.
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his13in life. It was his14and harshness (刻薄) with
other people. The person who had cheated him in life was15nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been
blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.
( )1.A.complaining
( )2.A.inspired
( )3.A.looking
( )4.A.happily
( )5.A.dark
( )6.A.newcomer
( )7.A.called
( )8.A.surprisedly
( )9.A.lend
( )10.A.And
( )11.A.suggested
( )12.A.frightened
( )13.A.failure
( )14.A.warmth
( )15.A.doubtfully B.reflecting
B.disappointed
B.turning
B.patiently
B.quiet
B.stranger
B.disturbed
B.delightedly
B.sell
B.But
B.forbade
B.pleased
B.success
B.coldness
B.hardly C.praying
C.thrilled
C.coming
C.hopefully
C.noisy
C.guest
C.watched
C.impatiently
C.purchase
C.So
C.sent
C.puzzled
C.dissatisfaction
C.kindness
C.really D.pretending
D.encouraged
D.tidying
D.helplessly
D.crowded
D.settler
D.offered
D.willingly
D.borrow
D.For
D.forced
D.surprised
D.determination
D.sympathy
D.probably