题目内容：

Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __21_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __22__ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly __24_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 25__ and had to wait _26_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __28__ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _29__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __30__, so he went to the door and opened it __31_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __32__.“What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _33__ things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __34_ this time she was _35__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _36_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _37__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _38__ in life. It was his _39_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _40__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）mind.

1.                A．complaining     B．telling          C．hoping   D．pretending

 

2.                A．pleased        B．disappointed     C．exhausted D．encouraged

 

3.                A．looking         B．turning         C．coming   D．tidying

 

4.                A．went on        B．went down      C．went out  D．went through

 

5.                A．candles         B．matches        C．lights D．flashlights

 

6.                A．happily         B．patiently        C．hopefully D．helplessly

 

7.                A．steps          B．words          C．knocks   D．screams

 

8.                A．dark           B．quiet           C．noisy D．crowded

 

9.                A．newcomer      B．stranger        C．guest D．settler

 

10.               A．called          B．disturbed       C．watched   D．offered

 

11.               A．surprisingly     B．delightedly      C．impatiently D．willingly

 

12.               A．gently          B．kindly          C．politely    D．violently

 

13.               A．lend           B．sell            C．harness   D．borrow

 

14.               A．And           B．But            C．So   D．For

 

15.               A．holding         B．hiding          C．fetching   D．lifting

 

16.               A．suggested       B．commanded     C．sent  D．forced

 

17.               A．frightened      B．pleased        C．puzzled   D．surprised

 

18.               A．failure         B．success         C．complaint  D．determination

 

19.               A．warmth        B．coldness        C．kindness   D．nearly

 

20.               A．doubtfully      B．hardly          C．actually   D．sympathy