摘要： 完形填空.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳 选项。
I sat down at my desk and started writing an emotional letter of ____16_
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳 选项。
I sat down at my desk and started writing an emotional letter of ____16____ But when it came to actually placing the letter into the mailbox, I ____17____ .
The letter was to a teacher whose volunteer efforts had ____18____ my view on the world and I felt I should let her know how her ____19____ positively influenced my life.
I could have easily sent her an e-mail, ____20____ that seemed a bit ____21____ for such an important thank you. That’s why I ended up ____22____ the letter. But now I hesitated. We had ____23____ merely by Facebook comments and occasional private messages. I ____24____ knew her. Maybe my letter was too heartfelt. “People don’t normally do this,” I _____25_____ to myself.
Thinking a while, I put the envelope in the mailbox _____26_____.
A couple of weeks later I received a Facebook response from her. It turned out she was _____27_____ a tough time and my note meant the _____28_____ to her. She said she had no idea that she was making such a(n) _____29_____ to others.
Not only did this letter make her happier, but her _____30_____ increased my joy as well. I was so _____31_____ that it made such a difference to her that I decided to write a gratitude letter to her each month.
I’ve been doing this for two years now and it’s _____32_____ transformed my life. I’m more likely to seek out the _____33_____ in others and more thankful for the beautiful life I’m _____34_____.
Cultivating (培养) _____35_____ is a great skill to practice. Life is too short not to do it.
16. A. apology B. application C. suggestion D. gratitude
17. A. smiled B. awoke C. rejected D. froze
18. A. changed B. balanced C. weighed D. supported
19. A. example B. picture C. memory D. call
20. A. and B. but C. in case D. in order
21. A. normal B. hard C. wonderful D. lame
22. A. posting B. polishing C. handwriting D. folding
23. A. risen to fame B. come into being C. kept in touch D. come to light
24. A. really B. barely C. still D. also
25. A. apologized B. reported C. thought D. described
26. A. indefinitely B. repeatedly C. aimlessly D. eventually
27. A. going through B. breaking through C. breaking away from D. having access to
28. A. dream B. world C. tip D. warning
29. A. mess B. difference C. effect D. effort
30. A. exploration B. expectation C. reply D. greeting
31. A. curious B. confident C. excited D. hopeful
32. A. greatly B. negatively C. slightly D. rarely
33. A. nature B. ambition C. honesty D. goodness
34. A. living B. giving C. desiring D. wasting
35. A. writing B. appreciation C. direction D. protection
【答案】16. D 17. D 18. A 19. A 20. B 21. D 22. C 23. C 24. B 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. C 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. A 35. B
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