知識
作者：
The next week， the man called Jimmy Calkins next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story：
While making my list， I remembered an incident from high school. I____1____in a small town in Iowa. There was a sheriff（警長） in town that ____ 2____ of us kids liked. One night， my two friends and I____ 3 ____to play a trick on Sheriff Brown. After drinking a few beers， we found a can of red ____4____ ， climbed the tall water tank in the middle of town， and ____ 5____ on the tank in bright red letters： Sheriff Brown is an S.O.B.（髒話）. The next day， the town arose to ____ 6____ our glorious sign. ____7____ two hours， Sheriff Brown had my two friends and me in his office. My friends____8____but I lied， refusing to tell the truth. I had thought no one ever found out.
Nearly 20 years later， Sheriff Brown’s name ____9____ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still alive. Last weekend， I dialed the ____ 10____ in my hometown back in Iowa. Sure enough， there was a Roger Brown still____11____ . I dialed his number. After a few ____ 12 ____， I heard： “Hello？” I said： “Sheriff Brown？” Pause. “ ____ 13____ .” “Well， this is Jimmy Calkins. And I want you to know that I did it.” Pause. “I ____14 ____ it！” he cried. We had a good laugh and a lively ____ 15____ . His closing words were： “Jimmy， I always felt ____16 ____for you because your friends got ____ 17____ off their chest， which I knew you were carrying around all these years. I want to thank you for calling me…for your sake （好處）.”
Jimmy ____18 ____me to clear up all 101 pieces on my list. It took me almost two years， but became a true ____19 ____ for my career as a conflict mediator（矛盾調解者）. No matter how ____ 20 ____ the conflict， crisis（危機） or situation is， I always remember that it’s never too late to clear up the past and begin a new life.
1. A. grew up B. brought up C. cleared up D. made up
2. A. all B. none C. most D. little
3. A. decided B. hoped C. expected D. demanded
4. A. wine B. ink C. beer D. paint
5. A. printed B. described C. wrote D. drew
6. A. find B. watch C. see D. think
7. A. Within B. Before C. Till D. After
8. A. apologized B. promised C. admitted D. received
9. A. disappeared B. appeared C. seemed D. looked
10. A. knowledge B. messages C. news D. information
11. A. listed B. contained C. lived D. filled
12. A. hours B. rings C. calls D. words
13. A. Again B. Yes C. No D. Ok
14. A. knew B. believed C. guessed D. supposed
15. A. interview B. communication C. touch D. discussion
16. A. happily B. badly C. lively D. mean