完形填空。 Loving kindness is twice blessed I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the otherday.It had been dark and

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完形填空。 Loving kindness is twice blessed

I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day.It had been dark and rainy, and I just didn"t feel so _1_.

As I was sitting at my desk, I 2 it was the birthday of a dear longtime friend-a single, middleaged

woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her 3 .

Knowing that she doesn"t have a family in town, I 4 to give her a call. Sure enough, she was 5

to work late into the evening, and wouldn"t have 6 of a birthday this year. As always, 7 , she

sounded cheerful and was happy that I 8 .

After I hung up, I couldn"t 9 the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her

special day. 10 feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I

couldn"t shake the thought. I 11 gave in, and that evening set off for the hospital with a card, a cheese

cake and some balloons. My friend"s grateful smile and joyful surprise 12 me I"d done the right thing

and were a generous 13 for the little effort it had taken.

When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a 14 friend on her birthday, but my

own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had 15 my own!

Isn"t that the way it is 16 we take the time and make the 17 to do something for someone else？

It"s like the little saying:"Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who 18 ."

Life constantly presents us with 19 to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a

difference to 20 . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.

( )1. A. special

( )2. A. explained

( )3. A. family

( )4. A. decided

( )5. A. surprised

( )6. A. many

( )7. A. though

( )8. A. admitted

( )9. A. experience

( )10. A. Almost

( )11. A. finally

( )12. A. advised

( )13. A. response

( )14. A. lonely

( )15. A. troubled

( )16. A. where

( )17. A. suggestion

( )18. A. tries

( )19. A. opportunities

( )20. A. someone

B. nervous

B. remembered

B. training

B. continued

B. disappointed

B. much

B. besides

B. called

B. imagine

B. Even

B. luckily

B. promised

B. contribution

B. careless

B. made

B. how

B. friend

B. receives

B. dreams

B. something

C. positive

C. complained

C. school

C. agreed

C. prepared

C. few

C. therefore

C. succeeded

C. shake

C. Never

C. unhappily

C. reminded

C. reward

C. weak

C. taken

C. when

C. call

C. expects

C. choices

C. everyone

D. proud

D. informed

D. work

D. refused

D. bored

D. little

D. otherwise

D. apologized

D. understand

D. Still

D. hardly

D. convinced

D. share

D. curious

D. wasted

D. why

D. effort

D. cares

D. regrets

D. everything