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Jim, a successful businessman, told an experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn't 1 others. No one showed kindness to him. People always laughed 2 him. His only friend was a dog named Bobby. He 3 his dog enough to eat and drink, but he was a little rude(粗鲁的) to it sometimes.
One day, when he was going down the street, he saw a young lady walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her 4 dropped(掉落) from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. Jim came to help 5 . "Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!" the lady said kindly and 6 , smiling.
A special feeling came to him. He had 7 heard such kind words before. He watched her until she went far away. He was so 8 that he whistled(吹口哨) to his dog.
"Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!" He repeated the woman's words. Then in a low 9 he said to his dog, "You are a nice little dog!" Bobby raised its ears. It seemed that the dog had understood 10 he said. "Even a dog likes it!" he thought.
"Well, Bobby, I won't say unkind words to you anymore," he said. Bobby waved its tail happily. Later, they went directly to the river nearby. When he 11 at the riverside, he looked at himself in the river. He saw 12 but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. After that, he saw a nice 13 boy. From then on, he started a new life.
After telling this 14 , the businessman stopped for a while. Then he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, it was that kind woman who planted the first seed of kindness in me. All of us 15 learn about kindness. What great power it has!"
()1.A. get on well with
B. look forward to
C. keep away from
D. take good care of
()2.A. at
B. on
C. in
D. to
()3.A. lent
B. gave
C. held
D. taught
()4.A. books
B. boxes
C. bags
D. hats
()5.A. him
B. her
C. them
D. it
()6.A. widely
B. seriously
C. politely
D. angrily
()7.A. still
B. never
C. ever
D. often
()8.A. upset
B. worried
C. excited
D. nervous
()9.A. place
B. level
C. speed
D. voice
()10.A. what
B. how
C. where
D. when
()11.A. arrived
B. reached
C. got
D. moved
()12.A. something
B. anything
C. everything
D. nothing
()13.A. awful
B. dirty
C. clean
D. ugly
()14.A. story
B. joke
C. news
D. note
()15.A. dare
B. should
C. couldn't
D. mustn't

1. A 【点拨】get on well with 与……和睦相处；look forward to 期待；keep away from 远离；take good care of 好好照顾。根据“No one showed kindness to him.”可知，他和其他人相处得都不好。故选 A。
2. A 【点拨】laugh at 嘲笑。故选 A。
3. B 【点拨】lend 借出；give 给；hold 举办；teach 教。根据语境可知，是给狗足够的吃的和喝的。故选 B。
4. C 【点拨】book 书；box 盒子；bag 包；hat 帽子。根据“she dropped other bags”可知，其中一个包掉下来了。故选 C。
5. B 【点拨】him 他；her 她；them 他们；it 它。此空指代前文提到的“a young lady”，用 her。故选 B。
6. C 【点拨】widely 广泛地；seriously 严肃地；politely 有礼貌地；angrily 生气地。根据语境可知，是礼貌地表示感谢。故选 C。
7. B 【点拨】still 仍然；never 从不；ever 曾经；often 经常。根据前文可知，他跟其他人相处不好，所以以前从来没有听到过这么友善的话语。故选 B。
8. C 【点拨】upset 沮丧的；worried 担心的；excited 兴奋的；nervous 紧张的。根据语境可知，听到之前从未听到过的友善的话语，这让他很兴奋。故选 C。
9. D 【点拨】place 地方；level 水平；speed 速度；voice 声音。in a low voice 低声地。故选 D。
10. A 【点拨】此空是作动词 said 的宾语，应用 what 引导宾语从句。故选 A。
11. A 【点拨】arrive 到达，不及物动词，后跟介词 at；reach 到达，及物动词；get 到达，不及物动词，后跟介词 to；move 搬家。arrive at 到达。故选 A。
12. D 【点拨】something 某物；anything 任何东西；everything 一切；nothing 没有什么。根据语境可知，除了一个脏男孩，什么也没看见。故选 D。
13. C 【点拨】awful 糟糕的；dirty 脏的；clean 干净的；ugly 丑陋的。根据“dirty boy”及“He washed his face carefully.”可知，洗完了之后就变得干净了。故选 C。
14. A 【点拨】story 故事；joke 玩笑；news 新闻；note 笔记。根据本文第一句“Jim，a successful businessman，told an experience of his childhood.”可知，这位商人在讲述自己的故事。故选 A。
15. B 【点拨】dare 敢于；should 应该；couldn't 不能；mustn't 禁止。根据语境及这个故事可知，人们都应该了解善良。故选 B。