题目内容：

I still remember an old lady, a customer on the paper route in my hometown when I was 12 years old. She taught me a lesson in__________that I shall never forget.

On a(n) ________afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the__________of the old lady's house. The stone that I found was too smooth, ________it slipped from my hand as I let it go and________straight not for the covering on top of the house but for a small window on the house's back porch. At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were________.We turned and ________.

I was too ________ about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in the freezing weather. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been________, I started to feel guilty about her______________.She still greeted me with a smile each day________I gave her the paper , but I was no longer able to act comfortably in her ________.

I________my mind that I would save my money delivering paper. And after three weeks I had seven dollars that I calculated would pay for her window . I put the money in an envelope with a note________that I was sorry for breaking her window and________that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.

I waited until it was dark , moved________to the old lady ' s house and put the letter I didn ' t sign through the letter slot in her door . I felt ________ and could have the freedom of , once again , looking straight into the old lady's kind eyes .

The next day, I handed the old lady her paper and was able to ________ the warm smile that I was receiving from her. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of cookies she had made herself. I thanked her and started to eat the cookies as I continued my________.

After several cookies . I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope , I was ________. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said , " I'm proud of you.”

1.A. selflessness    B. talent    C. bravery    D. forgiveness

2.A. winter    B. summer    C. spring    D. autumn

3.A. window    B. basement    C. roof    D. access

4.A. but    B. so    C. for    D. or

5.A. landed    B. left    C. dragged    D. headed

6.A. in trouble    B. in many ways    C. in danger    D. in charge

7.A. got around    B. sit around    C. ran away    D. hung out

8.A. embarrassed    B. scared    C. disappointed    D. ashamed

9.A. discovered    B. scolded    C. punished    D. involved

10.A. misunderstanding    B. misbehavior    C. misfortune    D. mistake

11.A. until    B. unless    C. since    D. when

12.A. encouragement    B. presence    C. company    D. comfort

13.A. made up    B. took up    C. meet with    D. picked up

14.A. proving    B. showing    C. convincing    D. explaining

15.A. predicted    B. declared    C. hoped    D. witnessed

16.A. hurriedly    B. quietly    C. patiently    D. firmly

17.A. confused    B. concerned    C. relieved    D. frustrated

18.A. abandon    B. return    C. understand    D. respect

19.A. effort    B. study    C. journey    D. route

20.A. shocked    B. satisfied    C. annoyed    D. amused