完形填空。      A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She   1 
immediately and would have done anything to have   2  the words back.What she said hurt the friend so
much that this good woman was herself hu rt for the   3  she caused.In an effort to   4  the bad effect of
what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her situation, and asked
for advice.
     The older woman listened patiently in an effort to determine just how   5    the younger woman was,
how far she was willing to go to correct the situation.She   6  the younger woman"s unhappiness and knew
she must help her.She also knew she could never   7  the pain, but she could teach.She knew the    8  
would depend only on the character of the younger woman.She said, "Tonight, take your best feather
pillows and put a(n)    9  feather on the doorstep of each house in the town before the sun rises."
     The young woman hurried home to prepare for her work, even though the feather pillows were very
   10  to her.All night long, she  11 alone in the cold.Finally the sky was gettin g   12 , she placed the last
feather on the steps of the last house.Just as the sun rose, she   13  to the older woman."Now", said the
wise woman, "go back and    14  your pillows with the feathers you have put on the   15 , then everything
will be as it was before."
     "You know that"s impossible! The wind   16  away each fe ather as fast as I placed them on the
doorsteps!" the young woman was   17  .
     "That"s true," said the older woman."Never forget.Each of your words is like a feather in the wind.  18  
spoken, no amount of effort, regardless how heartfelt or sincere, can never return them to your mouth.  19 
your words well and guard them most of all in the   20  of those of you love".

(     )1. A. admitted     (     )2. A. brought       (     )3. A. depression   (     )4. A. have         (     )5. A. sincere       (     )6. A. understood   (     )7. A. ease         (     )8. A. relationship (     )9. A. simple       (     )10. A. dear         (     )11. A. waited       (     )12. A. sunny       (     )13. A. referred     (     )14. A. refill       (     )15. A. stairs       (     )16. A. put         (     )17. A. puzzled     (     )18. A. Although     (     )19. A. Speak       (     )20. A. presence

B. denied             B. taken             B. misunderstanding   B. forget             B. sad               B. sensed             B. forget             B. friendship         B. average           B. usual             B. laboured           B. light             B. attended           B. repair             B. feathers           B. gave               B. dissatisfied       B. While             B. Choose             B. eye

C. responded     C. turned         C. pain           C. ignore         C. innocent       C. discovered     C. solve         C. outcome       C. common         C. ordinary       C. struggled     C. warmer         C. appealed       C. refresh       C. steps         C. blew           C. disappointed   C. Once           C. Say           C. case

D. regretted     D. given         D. conflict     D. remove       D. guilty       D. shared       D. handle       D. situation     D. single       D. significant   D. stayed       D. dark         D. returned     D. reunite       D. windows       D. faded         D. surprised     D. Unless       D. Guide         D. charge