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　　It was the one-and-a-half weeks since Sonya and I began our“silence marathon”.

　　Sonya had a huge effect on clothes my friends and I wore. We'd always have to __1__ with her to see how we looked. Her cruel words often __2__ all my self-confidence（自信心）for the day-- and then she would then tell me that she should be my __3__ consultant（顾问）.

　　Well, on this particular day I made one single, __4__ comment about her clothes,“I like those shoes, but they don't __5__ your sweater.”I said. Her eyes started to burn __6__ they were on fire.

　　After that, every time I walked past her, I could smell her perfume-- it was the __7__ I had given her for her birthday. It drove me mad, but I managed to __8__ my angry feelings towards her and kept walking on by.

　　I developed some very useful __9__ to make her think about me. One time __10__ still sticks in my mind. It was during the break and I was trying to ignore（忽略）my deskmate's bad __11__ when he told me about the onion chips he had for lunch. The story wasn't at all humorous __12__ I giggled（哈哈地笑）just so she could see me laughing.

　　Then, one maths lesson, the room was so __13__ I could hear my heart beating in my chest. And my nose __14__ the perfume again. I really don't __15__ feeling anything. I looked down at my hand and wondered why it was __16__. I looked up and she was sitting there, beautiful as ever.

　　I__17__ my courage to say“I'm sorry.”But all that came out was a trembling voice and something like,“Hi.”And I guess she was __18__ too, because when she said“Hi”back, it sounded just like __19__ And this was the start of our new fashion and feeling-conscious __20__.

A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls．It was like someone had   36   the balls and left them out in the sun to bake．

       They didn’t look like much, but they   37   the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him．As he walked along the beach, he   38   the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could．He thought little about it   39   he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open（裂开）on a rock．Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!   40  , the man started breaking open the   41   balls．Each contained a similar treasure．He found thousands of dollars’   42   of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones．

       Then it   43   him．He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the   44  ．Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he  45   have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!

       It’s like that   46   people．We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we   47   see the clay shell．It doesn’t look like much from the   48  ．It isn’t always beautiful or shining, so we   49   it．We see that person as less important than someone more   50   or stylish or well known or wealthy．But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure   51   inside that person．

       There is a treasure in each and every one of us．If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the   52   he sees them, then the clay begins to   53   and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth．May we not come to the   54   of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a   55   in friendships because the gems （宝石） were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them．

A．invented     B．rolled          C．handled    D．bounced

A．confused       B．encouraged      C．interested  D．relaxed

A．dipped         B．pushed          C．kicked      D．threw

A．until          B．when           C．since     D．though

A．Frightened    B．Determined      C．Excited     D．Disappointed

A．shining        B．floating        C．surviving  D．remaining

A．worth         B．value         C．cost       D．wealth

A．shocked        B．rejected        C．struck       D．delighted

A．caves         B．waves           C．seashore    D．storms

A．might         B．must          C．could       D．should

A．with          B．towards        C．about     D．between

A．hardly         B．actually        C．simply      D．luckily

A．distance       B．outside         C．weight      D．pattern

A．removed           B．suspected      C．ignored     D．reserved

A．beautiful       B．cautious         C．positive    D．grateful

A．lost           B．hidden          C．divided     D．mixed

A．moment       B．point         C．degree      D．way

A．come off       B．break away      C．take over  D．fall down

A．sight          B．best           C．middle      D．end

A．relation        B．position         C．fortune     D．memory

A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls．It was like someone had  1  the balls and left them out in the dune to bake．

They didn’t look like much， but they   2   the man， so he took the bag out of the cave with him．As he walked along the beach， he   3   the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could．He thought little about it  4  he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open（裂开）on a rock．Inside was a beautiful， precious stone!   5  ， the man started breaking open the   6   balls．Each contained a similar treasure．He found thousands of dollars’   7   of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones．

Then it   8  him．He’d been on the beach a long time， throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls， with their hidden treasure， into the   9  ． He  10  have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!

It’s like that   11   people．We look at someone，maybe even ourselves， but we  12  see the clay shell．It doesn’t look like much from the   13  ．It isn’t always beautiful or shining，so we  14  it．we see that person as less important than someone more  15  or stylish or well known or wealthy．But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure  16  inside that person．

There is a treasure in each and every one of us．If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the  17 he sees them，then the clay begins to  18  and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth．May we not come to the  19  of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a   20  in friendships because the gems were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them．

1．A．invented                B．rolled                   C．handled              D．bounced

2．A．confused               B．encouraged          C．interested            D．relaxed

3．A．dipped                B．pushed                C．kicked               D．threw

4．A．until                   B．when                   C．since                D．though

5．A．Frightened             B．Determined          C．Excited               D．Disappointed

6．A．shining                 B．floating                C．surviving             D．remaining

7．A．worth                  B．value                   C．cost                 D．wealth

8．A．shocked               B．rejected               C．struck               D．delighted

9．A．caves                 B．waves                 C．seashore              D．storms

10．A．might                B．must                    C．could                D．should

11．A．with                  B．towards               C．about                D．between

12．A．hardly                B．actually               C．simply              D．luckily

13．A．distance             B．outside                C．weight               D．pattern

14．A．removed              B．suspected            C．ignored               D．kept

15．A．beautiful              B．cautious              C．positive              D．grateful

16．A．lost                   B．hidden                 C．divided               D．mixed

17．A．moment              B．point                    C．degree               D．way

18．A．come off             B．break away          C．take over             D．fall down

19．A．sight                 B．best                     C．middle               D．end

20．A．relation               B．position               C．fortune               D．memory

A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had  1  the balls and left them out in the dun to bake.

They didn’t look like much, but they   2  intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he walked along the beach, he   3   the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could. He thought little about it  4  he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open（裂开）on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!   5  , the man started breaking open the   6   balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars’   7   of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones.

Then it   8  him. He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the   9  . Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he  10  have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!

It’s like that   11   people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we  12  see the clay shell. It doesn’t look like much from the   13  . It isn’t always beautiful or shining, so we  14  it. we see that person as less important than someone more  15  or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure  16  inside that person.

There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the  17  He sees them, then the clay begins to  18  and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth. May we not come to the  19  of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a   20  in friendships because the gems were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them.

1．A．invented                B．rolled                  C．handled               D．bounced

2．A．confused               B．encouraged          C．interested            D．relaxed

3．A．dipped                  B．pushed                C．kicked                 D．threw

4．A．until                      B．when                  C．since                   D．though

5．A．Frightened             B．Determined          C．Excited               D．Disappointed

6．A．shining                  B．floating                C．surviving             D．remaining

7．A．worth                   B．value                   C．cost                    D．wealth

8．A．shocked                B．rejected               C．struck                 D．delighted

9．A．caves                    B．waves                 C．seashore              D．storms

10．A．might                  B．must                   C．could                  D．should

11．A．with                    B．towards               C．about                  D．between

12．A．hardly                 B．actually               C．simply                 D．luckily

13．A．distance              B．outside                C．weight                D．pattern

14．A．removed              B．suspected            C．ignored               D．reserved

15．A．beautiful              B．cautious              C．positive               D．grateful

16．A． lost                    B．hidden                 C．divided                D．mixed

17．A．moment              B．point                   C．degree                 D．way

18．A．come off             B．break away          C．take over             D．fall down

19．A．sight                   B．best                    C．middle                 D．end

20．A．relation                B．position               C．fortune                D．memory