(2014·马鞍山市高中毕业班第一次教学质量检测)
A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years.She__1__immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back.__2__she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt__3__the pain she caused.__4__to cancel what she had done，she went to an older，wiser woman in the village，explained her situation，and asked for__5__.
Listening to her，the older woman__6__the younger woman’s distress and knew she must help her.She also knew she could never__7__her pain，but she could teach.She knew the__8__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__9__the sun rises.”
The young woman hurried__10__to prepare for her chore，even though the feather pillows were very__11__to her.All night long，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 returned to__13__.
“Now，” said the wise woman，“Go back and__14__your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps.Then everything will be__15__it was before.”
“You know that’s__16__!The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the__17__!” The younger woman was surprised.
“That’s true，” said the older woman.“Never forget.Each of your__18__is like a feather in the wind.Once spoken，no amount of effort，__19__how heartfelt or sincere，they can never return to your mouth.Choose your words well and__20__them most of all in the presence of those you love.”
1.A.said B.felt
C.regretted D.explained
2.A. That B.Which
C.Who D.What
3.A.for B.as
C.to D.of
4.A.By means B.In an effort
C.In addition D.On account
5.A.question B.suggestion
C.advice D.practice
6.A.sensed B.touched
C.smelt D.breathed
7.A.raise B.release
C.relieve D.rehearse
8.A.outline B.outcome
C.output D.outbreak
9.A.until B.unless
C.after D.before
10.A.home B.south
C.inside D.outdoors
11.A.heavy B.brilliant
C.colorful D.dear
12.A.light B.dark
C.rainy D.sunny
13.A.her home B.the older woman
C.her bedroom D.the feather pillow
14.A.recite B.rebuild
C.refill D.recycle
15.A.with B.just
C.like D.as
16.A.impossible B.important
C.imaginable D.immoral
17.A.house B.doorsteps
C.pillow D.bag
18.A.action B.feather
C.words D.behavior
19.A.friendless B.regardless
C.homeless D.hopeless
20.A.guarantee B.secure
C.maintain D.guard
