Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list 　1 in our past that we felt 　2　 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．

This seemed like a very 3 process, but there' s always some 　4 soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then 　5 that we find ways to 　6 people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever 7 my communication．

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my 　8 , I remembered an incident from high school．I grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff 　9 of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies(伙伴) and I decided to play a 　10 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 s．o．b．（畜生）．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 　11 ．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I 　12 ．No one ever found out.

Nearly 20 years later．Sheriff Brown's name 　13 on my list．I didn't even know if he was still 　14 ．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few 　15 , 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff Brown?" Paused．"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 　16 discussion．His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 　17 your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 　18 all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to 　19 all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to 　20 the past wrongdoings．

1．A．everything	B．a(chǎn)nything	C．somebody	D．a(chǎn)nybody
2．A．a(chǎn)shamed	B．a(chǎn)fraid	C．sure	D．proud
3．A．private	B．mysterious	C．interesting	D．funny
4．A．foolish	B．polite	C．simple	D．brave
5．A．expected	B．suggested	C．ordered	D．hoped
6．A．connect with	B．depend on	C．a(chǎn)pologize to	D．get along with
7．A．improve	B．continue	C．realize	D．keep
8．A．notes	B．list	C．plan	D．stories
9．A．a(chǎn)ny	B．most	C．none	D．a(chǎn)ll
10．A．part	B．game	C．trick	D．record
11．A．view	B．sign	C．a(chǎn)ttention	D．signal
12．A．lay	B．laid	C．lain	D．lied
13．A．a(chǎn)ppeared	B．considered	C．presented	D．remembered
14．A．a(chǎn)ngry	B．happy	C．doubtful	D．a(chǎn)live
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．a(chǎn)round	B．out	C．off	D．a(chǎn)way
19．A．build up	B．make up	C．clear up	D．give up
20．A．regret	B．forgive	C．right	D．punish

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　　Several years ago，while attending a communication course，I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list 　1　 in our past that we felt 　2　 of，regretted，or felt uncompleted about and read our lists aloud．

　　This seemed like a very 　3　 process，but there's always some 　4　 soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then 　5　 that we find ways to 　6　 people，or take some action to right wrongdoings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever 　7　 my communication．

　　Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story：“ Making my 　8　，I remembered an incident from high school。I grew up in a small town．There was a sheriff（行政長(zhǎng)官）　9　 of us kids liked One night，my two buddies（伙伴）and I decided to play a 　10　 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 s．o．b．The next day almost all the townspeople saw our glorious 　11　 Within two hours，Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I lied．No one 　12　 found out．”

　　“Nearly 20 years later，Sheriff Brown's name 　13　 on my list．I didn't even know if he still 　14　 ．Last weekend，I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few 　15　 I heard‘Hello？'I said．‘Sheriff Brown？’Paused．‘Yes’．‘Well．this is Jimmy Calkins．And I want you toknow that I did it．’Paused．‘I knew it！’he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a 　16　 discussion His closing words were：‘Jimmy，I always felt bad for you 　17　 your buddies got it off their chest，but you were carrying it 　18　 all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake．’”

　　Jimmy inspired me to 　19　 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 　20　 the past wrongdoings．

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Our quarrel with efficiency is not that it gets things done, but that it is a thief of time when it leaves us no leisure to enjoy ourselves, and that it strains our nerves when we try to get things done perfectly. In building bridges, American engineers calculate so finely and exactly as to make the two ends come together within one-tenth of an inch. But when two Chinese begin to dig a tunnel from both sides of a mountain both come out on the other side. --The Chinese’s firm belief is that it doesn’t matter so long as a tunnel is dug through, and if we have two instead of one, why, we have a double track to boot.
　　The pace of modern industrial life forbids this kind of glorious and magnificent idling. But, worse than that, it imposes upon us a different conception of time as measured by the clock and eventually turns the human being into a clock himself. (This sort of thing is bound to come to China, as is evident, for instance, in the case of a factory of twenty thousand workers. The luxurious prospect of twenty thousand workers coming in at their own sweet pleasure at all hours is, of course, somewhat terrifying.)Nevertheless, such efficiency is what makes life so hard and full of excitement. A man who has to be punctually at a certain place at five o’clock has the whole afternoon from one to five ruined for him already. Every American adult is arranging his time on the pattern of the schoolboy - three o’clock for this, five o’clock for that, six-thirty for change of dress, six-fifty for entering the taxi, and seven o’clock for arriving at the destination. It just makes life not worth living.
【小題1】The writer objects to efficiency mainly on the grounds that it ____.

A．gives us rights to have too much leisure time

B．urges us to get things done punctually

C．robs us of leisure time

D．imposes on us a perfect concept of time

【小題2】 In the eyes of the author, the introduction of industrial life gives rise to ____.

A．the excitement of life

B．magnificent idling of time

C．more emphasis on efficiency

D．terrifying schoolboy

【小題3】The passage tells us ____.

A．Chinese workers come to work when it is convenient

B．a(chǎn)ll Americans are forced to be efficient against their will

C．Chinese engineers are on better terms with the management

D．Americans ought not to work so hard for efficiency

【小題4】 The author believes that relaxing the rule of punctuality in factories would lead to ____.

A．great trouble	B．increased production
C．a(chǎn) hard and exciting life	D．successful completion of a tunnel