完形填空精选 2<br> 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从 1—15 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，<br> 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。<br> Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual <br> process. The instructor asked us to list anything in our past that we felt ___1___ of, regretted or <br> incomplete about and read our lists aloud.<br> This seemed like a very ___2___ process, but there’s always some ___3___ soul in the crowd <br> who will volunteer. The instructor then ___4___ that we find ways to ___5___ people, or take some <br> action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever ___6___ my <br> communication.<br> Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my ___7___, I <br> remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff none of us <br> kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a ___8___ on him.<br> After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote <br> on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b (畜生). Th e next day, almost the whole town <br> saw our glorious __9___. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in hi s office. My friends told the <br> truth but I lied. No one ever found o ut.” <br> “Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name ___10___ on my list. I didn’t even know if he <br> was still ___11___. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a <br> Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few calls, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff <br> Brown?” paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”<br> “And I want you to know that I did it？”Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good <br> laugh a nd a ___12___ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you <br> ___13___ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it around all these years. I want <br> to thank you for calling me. For your sake.”<br> Jimmy inspired me to ___14___ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always <br> remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to ___15___ the past wrongdoings. <br> <br> 1. A. ashamed B. afraid C. sure D. proud<br> 2. A. private B. secret C . interesting D. funny<br> 3. A. foolish B. polite C. simple D. brave<br> 4. A. expected B . suggested C. ordered D. demanded<br> 5. A. connect with B. depend on C. make apologize to D. get along with<br> 6. A. improve B. continue C. realize D. keep <br> 7. A. notes B. list C....