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Several years ago, while attending a communication course (课程), I experienced a most unusual process.
The instructor asked us to list (列清单)
1 in our past that we felt
2 of, regretted, or incomplete about and
read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very private (私下的) process,
3 there' s always some brave person in the crowd
4 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
7 this could ever make my communication better.
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 classmates and I
10 to play a trick (恶作剧) 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 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 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 , I 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 classmates 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 encouraged 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.
( )1. A. something
( )2. A. ashamed
( )3. A. but
( )4. A. which
( )5. A. expected
( )6. A. connect with
( )7. A. how
( )8. A. notes
( )9. A. any
( )10. A. supposed
( )11. A. views
( )12. A. also
( )13. A. appears
( )14. A. angry
( )15. A. words
( )16. A. cold
( )17. A. until
( )18. A. around
( )19. A. stay up
( )20. A. excuse |
B. anything
B. afraid
B. although
B. as
B. suggested
B. depend on
B. why
B. list
B. most
B. continued
B. words
B. even
B. seems
B. happy
B. rings
B. secret
B. immediately
B. out
B. turn up
B. punish |
C. somebody
C. sure
C. since
C. what
C. ordered
C. make apologize to
C. when
C. plan
C. none
C. decided
C. attentions
C. still
C. comes
C. upset
C. repeats
C. boring
C. unless
C. on
C. clear up
C. regret |
D. anybody
D. proud
D. while
D. who
D. demanded
D. get along with
D. where
D. stories
D. all
D. considered
D. sayings
D. ever
D. remembers
D. alive
D. calls
D. hot
D. because
D. away
D. give up
D. right |