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　When I answered the telephone, I knew right away the lady had the 　　1　　 number．But it took her a long time to 　　2　　 out .She 　　3　　 her name was Mills and asked if I was Dr .Cooper’s 　　4　　 .I told her that she had an incorrect number, but I don’t think she listened to me .She told me she wanted to put 　　5　　 her two o’clock appointment because her husband was sick and had to take 　　6　　 of him .I told her that I was very sorry to 　　7　　 that, but she still had the wrong number .Then she wanted to know if she could 　　8　　 an appointment for 　　9　　 week .I told her I couldn’t 　　10　　 it .I wasn’t Dr .Cooper’s secretary .Finally she heard what I said .She wanted to know why I didn’t tell right away that she had the wrong number .Before I could 　　11　　 her, she 　　12　　 up．

　　At first I was little upset about it．But 　　13　　 on in the morning I found it was really funny．I wanted to call 　　14　　 my sister and tell her about it .I guess I dialed(拨)the wrong number and I 　　15　　 to get Mrs．Mills .You can imagine how 　　16　　 I was .I tried to 　　17　　 that I had made a mistake, but she wouldn’t listen .She just wanted to know 　　18　　 I got her telephone number．She said she couldn’t understand why I was bothering her .I tried to explain again, but she talked so much and so fast that I couldn’t 　　19　　 her to say I was sorry．

　　I still wanted to call my sister, but I was afraid I 　　20　　 get that lady’s number again .I didn’t use the telephone for the rest of the day．

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　　The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school．He 　　1　　 me with a puzzle－all because he waved to me like someone does 　　2　　 seeing a close friend．A big, 　　3　　 smile accompanied his wave．For the next few days I tried to 　　4　　 his face to see if I knew him．I didn’t．Perhaps he had 　　5　　 me for someone else．By the time I contented myself with the 　　6　　 that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends．

　　Then one day the 　　7　　 was solved．As I 　　8　　 the school he was standing in the middle of the road 　　9　　 his stop sign．I was in live behind four cars．　　10　　 the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars 　　11　　．To the first he waved and 　　12　　 in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days．The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply．The second car got the same 　　13　　 from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking(表情刻板的)businessman, gave a brief, almost 　　14　　 wave back．Each following car of kids on their way to school 　　15　　 more heartily．

　　Every morning I continued to watch the man with 　　16　　．So far I haven’t seen anyone 　　17　　 to wave back．I find it interesting that one person can make such a(n)　　18　　 to so many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly．His 　　19　　 armed the start of my day．With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 　　20　　 of the whole neighbourhood．

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My First Day

　　I was still shy in the presence of a crowd．And my first day at the new 　　1　　 made me a laughing stock(笑柄)of the classroom．I was sent to the blackboard to write my 　　2　　．I knew my name and how to write it, but standing at the blackboard with the 　　3　　 of so many pupils on my back made me 　　4　　 inside and I was unable to write a single letter．

　　“Write your name,”the teacher called me．I lifted the white chalk to the blackboard and, as I was about to write, my mind went 　　5　　; I could not remember my name, 　　6　　 the first letter．Somebody laughed and I became 　　7　　．

　　“Just 　　8　　 us and write your name,”the teacher called and walked to my side, smiling at me to give me 　　9　　．

　　“What’s your name?”she asked．

　　“Richard,”I whispered．

　　“Then write it．”

　　I turned to the blackboard and 　　10　　 my hand to write, but then I forgot my name again．I tried to 　　11　　 my senses but I could remember nothing．I realized how totally I was 　　12　　 and I grew weak and leaned my hot forehead 　　13　　 the cold blackboard．The room burst into a loud 　　14　　 and my muscles froze．I sat and 　　15　　 myself．Why did I always appear so dumb 　　16　　 I was called upon to perform in a crowd?I knew how to write as well as any other pupil in the classroom, and there was no 　　17　　 I could read better than any of them, and I could talk 　　18　　 when I was sure of myself．Then why did 　　19　　 faces make me freeze?I sat with my ears and neck 　　20　　, hearing the pupils around me whisper, and hating myself．

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　I truly believe in the power of paying it forward and I have always got enjoyment and fulfillment from it．

　　Last year, I was waiting at the traffic lights on my way to work 　　1　　 my car was hit from behind．After pulling over, a(n) 　　2　　 young man admitted his fault and continued to apologize and explain 　　3　　 he had not been “in the moment” while driving．He told me that he had just been driven out of the apartment because of his 　　4　　 to pay the rent and that his 　　5　　 had just run out．I could 　　6　　 his true stress, and as he gave me his details and promised to find a way to pay for it, I tried to 　　7　　 him and told him not to worry too much．

　　When I got to work, my colleagues 　　8　　 me to get a quote quickly and were shocked to find that I had not collected his registration details．The same thing happened when I told my sister what had happened and she 　　9　　 told me not to let him get away with it．She knew that I had a small amount of money in the bank and was worried that I would not 　　10　　 damages(赔偿费)．

　　　　11　　 everyone pressuring me to chase up damages, I was unsure of what to do．I decided to 　　12　　 a small second-hand car and reflect on my dilemma(进退两难的窘境)．After about four months, it was coming up towards 　　13　　 and I started to think about how nervous this young man might be feeling, waiting for me to “sting” him, so I 　　14　　 made my decision and sent him this short message：

　　“Hi Joe,

　　A few weeks back you hit the 　　15　　 of my car．I have managed to pick up another car, so I have been able to get 　　16　　．I want to let you know that I am not going to seek any payment from you．If in future you 　　17　　 help someone, that would be great．Wish you a wonderful Christmas and hope next year is better．”

　　This young man was so 　　18　　 , and I felt that finally a weight had been 　　19　　 from my shoulders．If only I had trusted my own heart earlier, we both could have been 　　20　　 some unnecessary stress!

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