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When our children were younger, it was popular for city people to buy a small farm in the country and ___1__ a few animals there.
One of our new neighbors __2__ some ducks. They seemed very lovely. However, they were __3__ to run around in their yard and the neighbors’ yards -- __4__ ours. Our vegetables were their favorite food. Often we would “shoo” the ducks home and wonder __5__ there wasn’t a fence to keep them.
One day, I asked her if she __6__her ducks were bringing trouble to my garden. She told me that they were her __7__ and he was away traveling. My attitude (态度) to her was bad.
We realized that our neighbors were not planning to build a __8__, so our son built one. The ducks now stayed in their own yard. I didn’t see my neighbor again __9__ months later.
A women’s church group asked me to __10__ at their mother and daughter’s party. The topic was “Love”. Much to my __11__, the first woman I saw when I walked into the church was my neighbor. I knew I could not speak about love to them when I hadn’t been __12__with my neighbor. So I walked __13__to her and said sorry for my attitude. She forgave me and then we talked a lot.
Do you have anybody like that in your life? Let me __14__ you, if at all possible, to clear the __15__between you.
1. A. put B. keep C. send D. take
2. A. bought B. sold C. dropped D. showed
3. A. made B. allowed C. forced D. chosen
4. A. except B. but C. without D. including
5. A. what B. why C. if D. when
6. A. saw B. understood C. thought D. realized
7. A. husband’s B. daughter’s C. wife’s D. grandma’s
8. A. fence B. house C. nest D. room
9. A. after B. before C. until D. while
10. A. speak B. talk C. say D. tell
11. A. excitement B. joy C. glad D. surprise
12. A. nice B. patient C. friendly D. annoyed
13. A. up B. along C. towards D. down
14. A. offer B. lift C. encourage D. afford
15. A. air B. difficulty C. pleasure D. trash