A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years.She____immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back.____she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt____the pain she caused.____to cancel what she had done，she went to an older，wiser woman in the village，explained her situation，and asked for____.
Listening to her，the older woman___the younger woman’s distress and knew she must help her.She also knew she could never____her pain，but she could teach.She knew the____would depend only on the character of the younger woman.She said，“Tonight，take your best feather pillows and put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in the town____the sun rises.”
The young woman hurried____to prepare for her chore，even though the feather pillows were very____to her.All night long，she labored alone in the cold.Finally the sky was getting____，she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house.Just as the sun rose，she returned to____.
“Now，” said the wise woman，“Go back and____your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps.Then everything will be____it was before.”
“You know that’s____！The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the____！” The younger woman was surprised.
“That’s true，” said the older woman.“Never forget.Each of your____is like a feather in the wind.Once spoken，no amount of effort，____how heartfelt or sincere，they can never return to your mouth.Choose your words well and____them most of all in the presence of those you love.”

A．said B．felt C．regretted D．explained

A．That B．Which C．Who D．What

A．for B．as C．to D．of

A．By means B．In an effort C．In addition D．On account

A．question B．suggestion C．advice D．practice

A．sensed B．touched C．smelt D．breathed

A．raise B．release C．relieve D．rehearse

A．outline B．outcome C．output D．outbreak

A．until B．unless C．after D．before

A．home B．south C．inside D．outdoors

A．heavy B．brilliant C．colorful D．dear

A．light B．dark C．rainy D．sunny

A．her home B．the older woman C．her bedroom D．the feather pillow

A．recite B．rebuild C．refill D．recycle

A．with B．just C．like D．as

A．impossible B．important C．imaginable D．immoral

A．house B．doorsteps C．pillow D．bag

A．action B．feather C．words D．behavior

A．friendless B．regardless C．homeless D．hopeless

A．guarantee B．secure C．maintain D．guard