题目内容：

    Ted was a middle-aged businessman. He was ______ and often complained (抱怨) that he was fooled by others. One day he told his wife that he was so disappointed with the ______ that he had to leave.

So his family moved to ______ city. It was a Saturday evening, the lights suddenly went out ______ he and his wife were busily cleaning the new home. They had to ______ working. Ted was sorry to have forgotten to ______ some candles. Just then he ______ light knocks on his door.

“Who is it?” he ______. Ted knew nobody else in the new city, and this was the moment he ______ to be troubled. He opened the door unwillingly. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your ______.” “No,” answered Ted angrily. He closed the door ______.

After a while the door was knocked again. ______ he opened it, he found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles in her hand. She said, “My grandma told me that you may need candles. She ______ me here to give you these.”

He was ______. And he suddenly realized what caused his failure (失败). It was his indifference (冷漠) and unkindness to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was nobody else but himself, for his eyes were ______ by his cold mind.

1.A. independent B. unfair C. unsuccessful D. meaningless

2.A. environment B. situation C. reason D. question

3.A. other B. the other C. others D. another

4.A. since B. while C. until D. though

5.A. stop B. continue C. keep D. leave

6.A. take away B. bring out C. bring along D. take out

7.A. listened B. noticed C. watched D. heard

8.A. imagined B. wondered C. expected D. questioned

9.A. liked B. hoped C. hated D. served

10.A. neighbor B. friend C. teacher D. servant

11.A. seriously B. carefully C. easily D. heavily

12.A. so B. As soon as C. As long as D. Because of

13.A. sent B. drove C. kept D. chose

14.A. stressed B. excited C. surprised D. touched

15.A. covered B. filled C. changed D. fixed