Years ago,when I was working at a children’s institution,a boy
1 up in the waiting room.It was David.He had
2 his parents.He was very sad
3 to talk to others.
The first two times we met,David didn’t say a word.He sat in the chair and only
4 up at the children’s drawings on the wall.As he was about to leave
5 the second visit,I put my hand on his
6 .He didn’t shrink (退缩) back,but he didn’t look at me either.
“Come back next week,” I hesitated a bit.
He came,and I suggested we play a game of chess.He
7 .After that we played
8 every time,in complete
9 and without making any eye contact.It’s not
10 to cheat in chess,but I admit that I made sure David won
11 .
It seemed as if he enjoyed my
12 .But why did he never look at me?Perhaps he sensed that I respected his suffering.I kept wondering and
13with him,until some months later,
14 ,
he looked up at me.“It’s your turn,” he said.
After that day,David started
15 .He got friends in school.He wrote me a few
16 about how he would try to get into university.After some time,the letters
17 .Now he had really started to live his own life.
I learned how
18cures pain.And David showed me how one—without any
19 —can reach out to another person.All it takes is a shoulder to cry on,a
20 touch and an ear that listens.
小题1: | A.showed | B.went | C.rose | D.put |
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小题2: | A.missed | B.lost | C.loved | D.respected |
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小题3: | A.preferring | B.trying | C.refusing | D.expecting |
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小题4: | A.glanced | B.stared | C.woke | D.looked |
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小题5: | A.after | B.when | C.before | D.until |
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小题6: | A.back | B.shoulder | C.face | D.hand |
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小题7: | A.cried | B.smiled | C.nodded | D.wondered |
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小题8: | A.violin | B.cards | C.basketball | D.chess |
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小题9: | A.silence | B.surprise | C.doubt | D.trouble |
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小题10: | A.wise | B.easy | C.right | D.wrong |
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小题11: | A.now and then | B.more or less | C.once or twice | D.all the time |
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小题12: | A.game | B.success | C.cheat | D.company |
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小题13:A.playing B.competing Carguing D.fighting
小题14: | A.naturally | B.suddenly | C.impatiently | D.angrily |
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小题15: | A.laughing | B.singing | C.talking | D.sleeping |
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小题16: | A.articles | B.compositions | C.emails | D.letters |
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小题17: | A.stopped | B.arrived | C.posted | D.continued |
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小题18: | A.money | B.time | C.hate | D.fame |
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小题19: | A.hopes | B.actions | C.words | D.complaints |
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小题20: | A.gently | B.lovely | C.lively | D.friendly |
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