文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍作者参加了一个交际培训班，教员要求学员们把过去感到羞愧、后悔或未完成的任何事情列清单，然后去补救，培训班中同学Jimmy叙述了自己的曾经做过的一件遗憾的事件，他辱骂了警长并且拒绝承认，这些年来这件事一直在他心中，他终于找到了当年的警长并向警长道歉，放下了多年的内疚，他的经历鼓励了作者消除在自己表上的所有做错了事情。
1 . 完形填空（共20小题）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list _______ in our past that we felt _______ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very _______ process, but there’s always some _______soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then _______ that we find ways to _______ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever _______ my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my _______, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff _______ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies (伙伴) and I decided to play a ________ on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a SOB (畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious________. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one ________ found out.
Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name ________ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still ________. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Sheriff Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few ________, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused (停顿). “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a
________ discussion. His closing words were, “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you
________ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it
________ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to ________ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to ________the past wrong doings.
1. | A．something | B．anything | C．somebody | D．anybody |
2. | A．ashamed | B．afraid | C．sure | D．proud |
3. | A．private | B．boring | C．interesting | D．funny |
4. | A．foolish | B．polite | C．simple | D．brave |
5. | A．expected | B．suggested | C．ordered | D．demanded |
6. | A．connect with | B．depend on | C．make apologies to | D．get along with |
7. | A．improve | B．continue | C．realize | D．keep |
8. | A．notes | B．list | C．plan | D．stories |
9. 10. | A．part | B．game | C．trick | D．record |
11. | A．view | B．sign | C．attention | D．remark |
12. | A．also | B．even | C．still | D．ever |
13. | A．appears | B．considers | C．presents | D．remembers |
14. | A．angry | B．happy | C．doubtful | D．alive |
15. | A．words | B．rings | C．repeats | D．calls |
16. | A．cold | B．plain | C．nervous | D．lively |
17. | A．in case | B．so long as | C．unless | D．because |
18. | A．around | B．out | C．through | D．away |
19. | A．build up | B．make up | C．clear up | D．give up |
20. | A．regret | B．forgive | C．right | D．punish |
