3.A. up to　　　　 B. back from　　　 C. instead of　 　　　D. as for

2.A. turn　　　　　 B. return　　　　 C. common　　　　 D. favor

1.A. covered　　　 B. cleaned　　　　 C. melted　　　 　　D. spread

20.A.buying　　　　 B. selling　　　　 　C. wondering　　　 D. behaving　

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　　 Yes, she was a helpful neighbor. She moved away the leaves for me in fall, 　1　 　my ice in winter, and mowed the lawn in summer. And she asked for nothing in 　2　 , but God knows what she was 　3　 !

Then one day last year, while my wife and I were entertaining friends in our backyard, I heard a 　4　 　crack. My basement window had been broken to pieces. We rushed to the 　5　 , and there was that busy woman again! “What have you done to my window?” I asked angrily.

“Nothing. I was just sweeping the leaves when it suddenly broke. I didn’t 　6　 　touch it.”

“Shut up! No more 　7　 ! Do you want to fix it for me, or should I call the police?”

“Kindness is never paid in kindness,” she mumbled to herself. “　 8　 　me right.”

“Speak out. What are you going to do?”

“I’ll get your window 　9　 .”

“When?”

“Right now,” she said 　10　 　as she walked away.

A man came and took the 　11　 . Thirty minutes later he returned with a new window. In less than an hour, my forty-year-old wooden window was replaced by a(n) 　12　 　one. To tell you the truth, I had wanted to change it for a long time, but just didn’t have a chance. Thank God, I got it free of 　13　 　at last. Why not? She was a helpful woman who 　14　 　doing good deeds for others 　15　 .

Just 　16　 　you and me, the true story is that while she was sweeping the tree leaves for me, my boy---who was playing in the basement---　 17　 　his ball right through the old window. It was the perfect 　18　 　for me to threaten to 　19　 　charges against her. What a helpful 　20　 !

19.A.proud　　　　 B. fond　　　　　　 C. afraid　　　　　 D. full

18.A.patient　　　 　B. tender　　　 　　C. skilled　　　　 D. useful

17.A.cut　　　　　 B. planted　　 　　　C. gathered　　　　 D. watered

16.A.lions　　　　 　B. humans　　　　 C. animals　　　　 D. comrades

15.A.date　　　　　 B. come　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　 D. fight

14.A.silence　　　 　B. peace　　　　　 C. time　　　　 　D. common