In the dictionary, "to forgive" means "to 77 feeling angry with somebody that has done something bad to you." I'm happy that many people have 78 in doing this. I have succeeded, too, and I know how hard it is.
I lived with a friend for two years. During that time, he caused me many 79 . I easily got angry when communicating with him. However, we 80 had a talk about our problems. When he pointed out (指出) that.I wasn't treating him like a friend, I was 81 . I never knew that I also needed to be forgiven for doing something wrong. I thought though sometimes I might get 82 with him, I still did love my friend deep in my heart.Then I understood the saying, "To love is to forgive. " And when we 83 each other, we feel great. After that long talk, we both 84 those bad moments. Our friendship became fresh again.
Now I understand the 85 of forgiveness better.
( )76. A. useless B. difficult C. strange D. late
( )77. A. stop B. suffer C. keep D. consider
( )78. A. spent B. continued C. succeeded D. enjoyed
( )79. A. dangers B. mistakes C. questions D. problems21·cn·jy·com
( )80. A. firstly B. finally C. suddenly D. always
( )81. A. surprised B. excited C. satisfied D. bored
( )82. A. worried B. frightened C. angry D. nervous
( )83. A. control B. help C. protect D. forgive
( )84. A. learned B. forgot C. imagined D. considered
( )85. A. meaning B. purpose C. process D. reason
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The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September,1666. In four days it destroyed more than three quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.21世纪教育网版权所
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker(面包师) in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof(房顶)
A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(面包房) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread (蔓延) into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometre of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings. Old St Paul's and the Guidhall were among them.
Samuel Pepys, the famous writer wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
The fire stopped only when the King finally asked people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect (建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are not wide enough, but he did build more than fifty c
The fire caused great loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
( )86. The fire began in_______.
A. Pudding Lane B. the palace C. a hotel D. Thames Street
( )87. The underlined world "family" in the second paragraph means _______.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
A. home B. children
C. wife and husband D. wife and children
( )88. It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that _______.
A. some people lost their lives
B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire[来源:学科网ZXXK]
C. many famous buildings were destroyed
D. the King's bakery was burned down
( )89. Why did the writer cite (引用) Samuel Pepys?
A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.
B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.
C. To show that poor people suffered m
D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.
( )90. Which of the following were reasons for the quick spread of the big fire?
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