【正文】 Looking out of the window， Joe 14 a first glimpse， through a break in the 15 ， of the town far below. Certainly it was very flattering that they had 16 him to be the guest lecturer at their Autumn Congress yet again. The Chairman of the Organizing Committee， as a matter of Courtesy， had. 17 to meet him at the airport， as he had done on previous occasions. This time， 18 ， it was not necessary， 19 because Joe was quite familiar with the city， but mainly because Anna had said that she could 20 the afternoon off in order to e and meet him. 1. A. and B. but C. for D. as 2. A. because B. since C. as if D. when 3. A. thought B. liked C. had D. hoped 4. A. Idea B. Facts C. Thoughts D. Matters 5. A. new B. strange C. latest D. single 6. A. like B. recognize C. terrify D. tell 7. A. before B. recently C. last D. most 8. A. purse B. handkerchief C. mirror D. book 9. A. never B. almost C. often D. regularly 10. A. told B. called C. saw D. thought 11. A. offering B. taking C. having D. making 12. A. appearance B. clothes C. makeup D. looking 13. A. e across B. turn up C. go off D. get out 14. A. caught B. left C. enjoyed D. met 15. A. air B. rain C. train D. clouds 16. A. employed B. invited， C. told D. informed 17. A. offered B. arrived C. intended D. attempted 18. A. therefore B. however C. instead D. as well 19. A. luckily B. really C. partly D. separately 20. A. put B. make C. take D. leave 60 Several years ago, while attending a munication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list 1 in our past that we felt 2 of, regretted, or This seemed like a very 3 process, but there‘ s always some 4 soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then 5 that we find ways to 6 people, or take some action to right any wrongdoings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever 7 my munication. Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: Making my _8 , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff 9_ of us kids liked. One night, my two friends and I decided to play a 10 on him. After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is an . The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 11 . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one 12 found out. Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown‘s name 13 on my list. I didn‘t even know if he was still 14 . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few 15 ―And I want you to know that I did it!‖ Paused. ―I knew it!‖ he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a 16 discussion. His closing words were: ―Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 17 your friends got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 18 all these years. I want to thank you for calling me…for your sake.‖ Jimmy inspired me to 19 all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It‘ s never too late to 20 the past wrongdoings. 1. A. something B. anything C. somebody 2. A. ashamed B. afraid C. sure 3. A. private B. secret C. interesting 4. A. foolish B. polite C. simple 5. A. expected B. suggested C. ordered D. demanded 6. A. connect with B. depend on 7. A. improve B. continue C. realize 8. A. notes B. list C. plan 9. A. any B. most C. none 10. A. part B. game C. trick 11. A. view B. sign C. attention 12. A. also B. even C. still 13. A. appears B. considers C. presents 14. A. angry B. happy C. doubtful 15. A. words B. rings C. repeats D. calls 16. A. cold B. plain C. nervous 17. A. in case B. so long as C. unless 18. A. around B. out C. up 19. A. build up B. make up C. clear up 20. A. regret B. five C. right 。t possibly patrol it. It seems that shipping firms have a decision to make: 18 the region altogether or arm their ships to defend off direct attacks. There are some creative ways to do that. A chemical tanker fought off pirates 19 with automatic weapons by releasing foam from fire hoses into the waters around the ship. In 2022, a cruise ship used a Long Range Acoustic Device, capable of causing permanent ear damage and temporary vision loss, to defend off a pirate attack on Somalia39。 his face was that of a 9 . He looked like he might have when he was in World War II, but Alzheimer‘s was his 10 now. They sat him down. Without a glance at me, my grandfather 11 his head for at least a half hour, almost as if he were ashamed. Suddenly he 12 tracing my palm, noticing every line and detail. His fingers fell through the spaces between 13 like sand. I stood up, still holding his hand, and took him for a walk to try to 14 him a bit. When we returned, he did not want to sit. He looked at me with a grandfather‘s 15 . His eyes played with mine, searching for memories we had 16 . He started to play with my hair, examining the faint color through his almost 17 eyes. I took his hand and spun myself around 18 we were dancing like we used to. All too soon, it w