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I have learned to expect gifts from God in the form of people. People who I meet for a few seconds, a
few hours or even for  1  .
My wife and I  2  a short train ride on an old train. It was  3  of her birthday plan. I was expecting to
meet someone new who would  4  at our table. That was to be my  5  for that day.
We weren't seated for two minutes  6  I heard, "Would you mind if I  7  you?" I replied,  "  8  . I was
expecting you!"
He was in his early sixties and  9  introduced himself. But for the following 45 minutes, he never stopped
 10 loudly. If there was a pause in the conversation, it was because 11 on the train was giving us some
backgroud information about the old train. 12 , this gentleman kept speaking to us about himself. Some things
he said were very interesting, but most was a complaint about his experience as a 13 and different types of
law. He never asked 14 of us what we did.
So, if 15 did send him, what was the message this time?
He needed 16 and I needed to be reminded how important it was to listen to pelple, 17 for a few seconds,
a few hours or for a lifetime. Perhaps I was sent to him. Maybe he was 18 to God to meet someone who 19 .
God gave us two ears and one mouth, because we need to listen 20 as much as we speak.

(     )1.A.a lifetime      (     )2.A.put             (     )3.A.part            (     )4.A.explain         (     )5.A.inspiration      (     )6.A.after            (     )7.A.seatcd           (     )8.A.Go ahead         (     )9.A.formally         (     )10.A.complaining      (     )11.A.a tour guide     (     )12.A.However        (     )13.A.supporter        (     )14.A.each             (     )15.A.someone          (     )16.A.to improve       (     )17.A.once           (     )18.A.praying        (     )19.A.should listen    (     )20.A.much more

B.a few months  B.enjoyed       B.gift          B.glare         B.expectation   B.when          B.joined in     B.Never mind   B.politely     B.weeping       B.a conductor   B.Sometimes    B.professor     B.every        B.God          B.to talk      B.by contrast   B.talking      B.maybe listen       B.twice

C.several years   C.took            C.dream          C.come           C.gift           C.suddenly        C.talked with    C.Forget it      C.immediately    C.talking        C.a consumer      C.Moreover       C.mayor           C.either         C.my wife        C.to control     C.if only         C.desiring        C.must listen        C.with two

D.a long time     D.planned        D.intention      D.sit             D.conversation   D.before         D.joined         D.With pleasure              D.intelligently  D.laughing       D.a trairier      D.Otherwise      D.lawyer          D.one            D.the train      D.to target      D.other than     D.begging         D.would listen    D.a lot more

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