One day, a kind woman happened to say something that hurt her best friend of many years. She 1   immediately and would do anything to take the words back. What she said hurt the friend so   2   that this good woman was herself hurt for the   3   she caused. In an effort to undo what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her  4  , and asked for advice.
Listening to her, the older woman sensedthe younger woman’s worry and knew she must   5   her. She also knew she could never  6   her pain, but she could teach. She knew the outcome would only  7   the character of the younger woman. She said, “Tonight,   8   your best feather pillowsand put a single feather on the   9   of each house in town before the sun rises.”
The young woman hurried home to prepare for it,  10  the feather pillows were very dear to her.  11  , she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting   12  . She placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she   13   to the older woman.
“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and   14   your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps.   15   everything will be as it was before.”
“You know that’s impossible! The wind   16   away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!” The young woman was surprised.
“That’s  17 ,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your   18   is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of   19  , no matter how heartfelt or sincere, can return them to your   20 . Choose your words well and, most of all, guard them in the presence of those you love.”

A．replied B．forgot C．laughed D．regretted

A．deeply B．slightly C．little D．straight

A．blank B．intention C．pain D．mess

A．lecture B．situation C．shortcomings D．position

A．help B．scold C．praise D．punish

A．feel B．resist C．remove D．find

A．contribute to B．focus on C．depend on D．recover from

A．show B．hide C．throw D．take

A．roof B．step C．wall D．mailbox

A．as though B．even though C．in case D．so long as

A．Worse still B．As a matter of fact C．The following day D．All night long

A．light B．dark C．snowy D．cloudy

A．appealed B．returned C．waved D．nodded

A．sew B．decorate C．refill D．preserve

A．Besides B．Or C．Instead D．Then

A．blew B．gave C．put D．drove

A．awesome B．elegant C．wonderful D．true

A．words B．friends C．promises D．expectations

A．appetite B．effort C．idea D．joke

A．ears B．eyes C．mouth D．face